After a surprisingly banner year of popularity in outdoor building projects in 2020, this year is poised to be even busier for contractors — if they can find th...
Garages have moved steadily away from merely being a home for one’s car into an extension of the home. With that move, of course, garage door design and perform...
For most homeowners roofing projects are treated like a necessary evil. But in recent years, householders have been putting more thought into the performance an...
While visitors these days may be few, exterior doors are often the first impression of a home and has a significant impact on its look and feel, and ultimately ...
Builders and contractors coming out of an unprecedented year may still find positive demand for windows in 2021, as many homeowners in various stages of lockdow...
Lumber market experts predicted volatility in 2020, but the year was more chaotic than anyone could have expected.
Fears of curtailments due to parasitic epi...
The demand for better sound control in home building and renovation has been growing for years, but the global spread of the coronavirus in 2020 has made the ca...
What’s the definition of a cool tool? Ask any two people and you’ll get a wide range of different answers.
Is it the use of new technologies to offer applica...
Homeowners forced to stay home more in 2020 are finding ways to spruce up their abodes that won’t break the proverbial bank, and interior doors and new closets ...
Creativity is key for contractors looking to up their moulding and trims game. And fortunately, there are inspiration and options abound.
Unlike other aspect...
Lawrence (“Law”) Cummer is a freelance writer and editor and has been a frequent contributor to Contractor Advantage, Ideas and Rough Construction for nearly a decade. Over his more than 20-year career, Law has written about contracting and construction, general business, information technology, health and safety, personal finance and almost every topic in between. He has a passion for storytelling and sharing how people can work better, easier — and “smarter” — from contractors to technologists to business executives.
