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...
Whether it is because homeowners suddenly have time to tackle their “honey-do” lists or are reallocating funds originally earmarked for vacation, outdoor living...
Contractors specializing in composite decking products may be in just the right place at just the right time this summer. A combination of homeowners staying ho...
At one time, adding stone to a home meant heavy expense or a major renovation project; leaving it close to impossible if the home lacked the right foundation or...
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.
