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Kevin Bush reports on the varied and newest products available to drywallers.

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Adventures in Drywall

The Ever Changing Drywall Business

Adapting to the times is a key part of staying in the business.
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Kevin Bush
April 1, 2014
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Over the past three decades I have met all sorts of Drywall Dogs.
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Adventures in Drywall: You Know You're a Drywaller if ...

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Kevin Bush
October 24, 2011
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As some of you know, I grew up in a little town in northwestern Nebraska. Chadron was your stereotypical Andy-of-Mayberry town with only one stoplight and still only has one to this day. Frankly, it was a great place for a kid to grow up.
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Adventures in Drywall: Snowblind

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Kevin Bush
February 28, 2011
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The preceding is the beginning of a song performed by Styx that was a hit in the ’80s. It describes the trials and tribulations that many people faced during that time by misusing a certain illegal white substance.
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Adventures in Drywall: Drywall Origami

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Kevin Bush
December 1, 2010
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Well folks, it’s been awhile since I have felt whole enough to pen anything meaningful for these pages. The economic issues surrounding the collapse of the construction industry that is such a big part of my life and yours made anything that I may have had to say seem meaningless. After much soul searching and a little prodding from John Wyatt, I have decided to end my self-imposed exile from these pages. 
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Adventures in Drywall: Firestopping Isn't for Dummies

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Kevin Bush
September 25, 2008
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I once witnessed a contractor mixing red chalk into a bucket of mud, and when I inquired what he was doing, he responded, “I’m making firestop.”
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Adventures in Drywall: Hard Facts, New Decisions

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Kevin Bush
June 25, 2008
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When times are good, people become complacent. Riding in gas guzzling land-yachts and dwelling in cavernous McMansions tends to dull the senses and lulls people into a false sense of security. The scale that was once used to measure the distance between wants and needs became dangerously off-kilter.
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Adventures in Drywall: Steel, Deluxe Style

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Kevin Bush
January 29, 2008
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In May 2000 some of the features and benefits of building with steel were discussed in an AID article co-written with my old pal Bill entitled “Life After Wood: Steel Studs on the Rise.” Like anything else, along with the benefits there are challenges.
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Adventures in Drywall: Knuckles Deep

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Kevin Bush
August 24, 2007
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Everyone who grinds it out day after day in the construction trenches, has at least one story of “stupidity unbecoming a human.” Some stories have tragic endings, while others generate belly laughs for years to come.
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Adventures in Drywall: Over a Barrel

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Kevin Bush
June 26, 2007
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By always being willing to do work that was specialized and making sure that it was done right, I kept busy. I have suggested this idea in previous articles. And when I hear guys complaining that they can’t compete against the 30-man crews, I wonder if they have considered doing specialized work.
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Adventures in Drywall: Rock Off, Rock On

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Kevin Bush
March 27, 2007
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We had dodged more than one nor’easter up to that point, and were enjoying the effects of global warming, so when a friendly competition between three friends materialized into the Rock-Off for Michael’s Way, weather was not even a consideration.
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