Interior trim is a powerful tool to give your house a special touch that everybody is going to notice but may not know exactly what it is. Trim can be used in many places in your house: windows, doors, ceiling, baseboards, chair rail, crown molding, and even on walls as a decorative detail. Adding trim …
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The NAHB /Wells Fargo Housing Market Index continues its decline, down to its lowest level since August 2020. Ongoing supply and material price challenges have driven the latest NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index down two points to 81 in June, the lowest reading for the index since August 2020. Despite this decline, the NAHB notes …
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Choosing the right siding for your home is one of the factors that will make a huge difference when it comes to maintenance costs. When you build or update the siding, you add value to the property, which is one of the best ways to protect your house from the wear of time. Above all, …
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Seasonally adjusted construction employment in May totaled 7,423,000. Construction employment declined for the third time in the past four months in May as nonresidential contractors coped with lengthening and unpredictable delivery times that limited their ability to start or complete projects, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data …
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Lumber industry veteran Kyle Little told CNBC on Tuesday that it’s a sensible decision to hold off on beginning discretionary building projects due to high wood costs. “The jobs that you have coming up, don’t expect us to go back to what we saw the previous 10 years. That being said, if you can wait, …
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Watching your home go from the paper and take shape is very exciting in the construction process, feeling your dream becoming true. The framing phase is really important, because it is the base of the project. If it is not put together correctly, you can have some issues, like the floor can squeak when you …
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Choosing the right floor for each part of the house makes a huge difference when you are building, not just to look good but for the functionalities of the spaces. Different types of materials for flooring are used in specific rooms. For example, tiles are best for kitchens and bathrooms, but stained wood would be …
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Dive Brief: Republican Pennsylvania state Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill has proposed legislation that would require state agencies in charge of evaluating contractor bids to take into consideration “well-documented evidence of change order scheming.” Delays and higher-than-expected costs on the Mount Rose I-83 Interchange project in York County, Pennsylvania, are the drivers behind Phillips-Hill’s proposal. The project, …
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Brooklyn Point features an infinity pool that’s nearly 700 feet above the street Extell Development Company’s first project in Brooklyn, N.Y., features the highest infinity pool in the Western Hemisphere, 680 ft above ground level. The 27-ft-long heated pool, designed by MNLA, sits atop Brooklyn Point, a 68-story 720-ft-tall residential tower with 483 luxury condos …
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The basement is a perfect space that can be transformed into a warm and welcoming area to enjoy with family and friends. However, if it is unfinished or not used in the best way, it tends to become storage, filled with older stuff from the family, like children’s clothes, broken furniture, toys, etc. Additionally, redesigning …
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