So how do you complete a bathroom remodel in 5 days, build a house in 7, or pull off a 35 Million Dollar contest involving over 6,000 students from over 50 states in basically 4 days and make it look easy? Well the answer is pretty much the same, logistics & a lot of hard […]
Finding The Perfect Home for You, Your Family, and Your Pets
This week we have a great post from Maya Rodgers, with her dog Mindy (shown below). When discussing her doing a guest post she mentioned the troubles one can have when finding a new home & the idea for this post was born – the things I wish I knew before buying a new place […]
BS4D: Ventilation Strategies
Let me start off with one quick key point to keep in mind, ventilation is not about energy savings; rather it is about the building occupant’s health, safety, & comfort. Yes, the choices one makes can play a factor on energy costs & savings but that should not be ones primary focus when choosing a […]
Wacky Weds: Be Firewise not ignorant
Below are some quotes from a recent newsletter I get. One reason why I get this newsletter is the gentleman in question has some really great pieces & information that he does provide. Unfortunately in this case, whether it was because of , his never experiencing one, or his just plain not knowing any better […]
A big win for Builders & Remodelers: ENERGY STAR’s latest update
If there is anything that will throw a contractor in a tizzy, it is delays or additional costs. Nowhere is this time factor more of an issue than with production builders. Not only can that delay throw a monkey wrench into that one house’s schedule, but others as well. Well ENERGY STAR ® (ES3) did […]
BS4D: But my house needs to breathe…
When it comes to Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) there is a ton of good information out there & likewise there is a ton of bad information out there. While many of us might have thought that the corner was turned on the whole “my house needs to breathe” myth, it appears that might not be […]
Wacky Weds: Not such a good idea
Yeah, yeah, I have got SkillsUSA on my mind… 2 years ago I posted this goodie with a plea not to do this: I know who in their right mind would have taught them that this was okay to do… Well would you believe it was in the “Presentation” video & shown under appearance? Oops […]
My take: Soft Skills or are you always Selling
Wow has this year flown by – it’s hard to believe that in just two weeks I will be back at SkillsUSA for the TeamWorks event. I know. What in the world does that have to do with selling? Well one of the key components of this competition has nothing to do with the actual […]
Getting the details right: Fully Aligned Air Barrier
Don’t you just love engineers & others that use terms like fully aligned air barriers, or in code speak require that insulation be in “substantial contact and continuous alignment with building envelope air barrier…”? I think the term many are thinking of is, clearer than mud. This is one reason why we end up with […]
#KBTribeChat: Can’t we all just get along?
This next Wednesday at 2 PM EST, I invite you to join me & a host of other Kitchen & Bath Designers, architects, manufacturers & contractors as we dig into that age old problem; now why can’t we all just get along? For many of us, we know the joys of a well run project […]
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