Charlie Perry is on a crusade to change the way homes are built and insured in the United States and he’s beginning his campaign right in his own house, with his own money.
Editor’s note: It’s been seven years since Myron Ferguson took a look at drywall screwguns in Walls & Ceilings, so we thought we’d have him revisit the topic and evaluate both corded and battery operated screwguns, as well as the self-feeding versions. We are surprised that the subject stirred up a proverbial “hornet’s nest” among many long-time drywall contractors.
We scoured the globe and located many good sheathings, but all seemed to have a least one or more deal-breaker problems. What follows is a list of some of the criteria we were looking for. If you are considering using a high performance sheathing as a substrate for EIFS, these are some of the things to keep in mind.
Plastic foam shapes are an economical and successful method to create window surrounds, quoins, cornices or add decorative shapes to stucco exterior. And yes there are a few fire rules in the building codes about using plastic foam shapes on exteriors.
The use of gypsum board as a thermal barrier occasionally causes some misunderstanding. This seems to occur most often when an individual confuses the code requirements for a thermal barrier with the concepts behind an R-value, and he or she attempts to use R-values to resolve a thermal-barrier situation. Unfortunately, the two concepts, while somewhat linked scientifically, are altogether different and should not be viewed as equivalent or related ideas.
A year ago I wrote about the coming housing downturn, and I’m sad to say it’s here. In my opinion, this housing market downturn is far different from past downturns since it was more the result of Wall Street’s business tactics rather than anything else.
Some people play golf for networking purposes, others play for the relaxation to get their mind off of business as a type of therapy. Regardless of why or how one plays golf, the rules of the game, life and business have quite a bit in common.
Our customers like having choices, for the size of the addition they are planning for their home, as well as updates for their kitchen. Many customers also like being able to make choices about the finish they’ll select for the walls and ceilings for each room in their latest project.
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