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.
In part one we began this “LEED Update” series with a discussion of climate change and how out of Greenbuild ’06, the USGBC and the green building movement were determined to change things in a big way by significantly reducing carbon emissions and energy consumption by the years 2010, 2020 and 2030. This time, we’ll continue with a look at the controversy between USGBC/LEED and the timber industry.
There is almost always a way to work with unusual substrates and get the EIFS properly attached. This month’s column will give a number of approaches to dealing with specific situations.
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