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"Sucking out" is a term poker players use to identify a player who stays in a hand until the last card is dealt and wins. The player who wins on

"This is the kind of commission that only happens once in a lifetime." That's what noted architect James Polshek, founder of Polshek Partnership Architects, had to say when offered the

When designing and installing EIFS, one of the most important things to pay attention to is the interface between the EIFS and adjacent wall components at the perimeter of the

If you can flash back to your youth, it is doubtless you remember one of the fondest days of elementary school-Science Day. Two aspects of Science Day in my '60s

I have been working on a large number of kitchen remodels lately and the plasterwork I've had to do has ranged from minor to major. This month and next, I will review the steps I took to get them back in shape. We'll look at three different projects-two with minor repairs-and one with a complete makeover.

When times are good, we see it as a time to gorge, and when business drops off, we go on a marketing diet.

Greetings, Walls & Ceilings readers! As it is July at long last and hopefully, there is as much work as everyone can handle, it's a good time to consider some

One of the more common inquiries I get is, "Can I replace EIFS with stucco?" The inquiry usually comes from some sort of problem with the existing EIFS wall, such

In part three, we took an in-depth look at the fourth class of wood preservative treatments: water soluble boron compounds. We saw how, despite some manufacturers' claims, sodium silicate applied

I guess I just let the cat out of the bag ... I listened to hair bands in the '80s. While running one of the coolest tools to come down