John Loch of Master Drywall and Plaster Inc. can't stop thinking nor talking about a product he's been using more and more of. The Green Bay, Wis., contractor just finished using this material on a 5,000-square foot house in the suburbs of the city and is itching for the next project where his crew can get their chops on more of this material. Customers seeking a typical drywall or plastering job from the company end up demanding that this product be worked into the project. Loch considers the possibilities and says with a little imagination and great skill, this material can accommodate most remodeling needs.
I just completed drywalling a house for a good friend of mine's son. We all know how dumb working for a friend or a relative is. To make it worse, my friend and his son are both custom builders. They also live in Rhode Island, which is a skim coat plaster area.
If clients are looking to dress up an ordinary room, suggest installing crown molding. Very few products make a visual impact like this, which gives a subtle yet elegant design element to any space. And with the proper tools and set up, installation can be easy.
Often, my job can be as engaging as a four-star movie. I get the official sneak previews of the newest tools in the market. Sometimes, I even get a demo and use them around the house.
Turn to the help wanted ads in almost any newspaper and you'll see listing after listing asking for "three years experience ... minimum five years experience ... experienced person wanted."
They say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. I have another one: Doing cheap work and cutting corners and then being shocked when the homeowner is unhappy.
For its second year, the Walls & Ceilings staff decided to award contractors whose work deserves recognition with its annual Excellence in Design Awards. The four categories awarded this year are Drywall, EIFS/Stucco, Ceilings and Ornamental/Plastering. The entries were judged by a panel of W&C staff and members of its editorial advisory board.
Using the proper tools helps one to work faster and more efficiently-and that's exactly what automatic taping and finishing tools are designed to do. When automatic taping tools are used, not only will taping and finishing be completed more quickly but higher quality finishes will be produced in less time with less effort. Automatic taping and finishing tools help the professional drywall finisher work smarter, faster and more profitably.
Katrina really gave the Gulf Coast a shellacking. It was easy for me to sit back and take it all in on the TV, only to realize that I now live on the Florida coast and am not immune: There's another hurricane working its way up the coast as I write this.
Here are some fun awards to boost employee morale: "Pearls" and "Swine"-for persons with the neatest and messiest work station. Federal Express inscribes the names of employees' children on each
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