Todd Olson, owner of Olson's Do-It-All Drywall, of Hawley, Minn., grew weary of this situation. His company offers many custom hand textures but it became quickly obvious that a lot of folks in the upper Midwest have never seen them.
I recently moved to Florida. Timing is everything and in my case, my timing was both good and bad. Just as I left Seattle, hurricanes swept through Florida, making me
Having just returned from our first Walls & Ceilings Business Solutions Conference, I can't help but ponder the main challenges facing the building industry. Before getting into all that, on
As a trade journalist for more than a quarter-century, I've visited hundreds of manufacturers, wholesalers, reps, contractors, engineering firms, associations and other types of organizations at their place of business.
I don't care much for strippers. They're just not my type. This especially involves EIFS. "Strippers" is my nickname for consultants that think the only way to repair EIFS is
By the time this issue of W&C hits the streets, it is very likely we will already know who will be president for the next four years. Whether it's President
In urban and suburban areas, it is quite common to have two buildings directly adjacent to each other that share a wall. In different regions of the country, this wall
The Mark of Zorro, the sword, black pants, boots, hat, cape and of course the mask, were worn by Zorro to hide his true identity. Zorro's disguise was admired by
As soon as a company grows to more people than can be counted on one hand, the temptation builds to call frequent staff meetings in order to keep everyone "on