Your business is not an easy one to master. It requires technical know-how and capital investment, and competition swarms like stinging bees. But anyone has the ability to instill good customer manners.
Every couple of months I hear a horror story from a contractor who was ripped off by one of his employees. How does it happen? And how can you keep it from happening at your small shop?
Pre-fabricated CFS wall panels have been establishing themselves in the building market ever since the invention of the self-drilling screw in the 1960s, and they continue to gain momentum today.
When Dartmouth college planned the construction of the Floren Varsity House, a new training facility for varsity athletes, LEED NC 2.2 was the building standard it chose to follow.
Sometimes the limits of what EIFS can do get pushed too far, and problems ensue. Usually these misguided uses of EIFS are well intentioned, and are due to a lack of understanding of the properties of EIFS.
The type of construction refers to the ability of the building to resist fire. Each building or structure is to be classified into one of the five possible construction classifications.
The purpose of this article is to explain the meaning of the ratings for fire resistive systems, such as one, two, three, and four hours, that are usually incorporated into model and jurisdictional building codes where appropriate.
In the last century some Americans have been very innovative, however, there are industries such as ours where innovators have made minimal progress. Are people in construction less innovative than people in other industries? I believe some in the construction industry can be more innovative if given the opportunity.
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