Your home’s foundation is one of the most important aspects to consider when purchasing a home or building your dream home. It is the key to retaining structural integrity throughout the house, keeping Mother Nature’s rains and storms at bay, and supporting your home for years of trouble-free, comfortable living.  The foundation also impacts the […]

We always envision a dream home, a home which should reflect our personality, our style. Whether it is a humble cottage with hints of the countryside, or a studio with a space for work or even a massive mansion being the center of attraction; our dream home takes up so many forms before we settle […]

Read our article below to learn more about the differences and benefits of constructing with cinder and concrete blocks. If you are looking into building a house or buying a ready-made structure, chances are you need to decide on what material to use for it. Your new house can be constructed of a number of […]

Despite the growing popularity of shiplap in recent decades, drywall continues to be one of the most common wall materials used in home interiors. However, is drywall better than shiplap? Let’s find out below. Both materials are suitable for a wide range of interior design types, but they still have their own set of advantages […]

The number of choices today’s contractors and homeowners face when choosing materials necessary to finish interior walls has grown exponentially over time. While the mainstay remains standard drywall, other materials are being identified as being more appropriate for certain areas of the home. Cement backer board, once relegated to outdoor projects, is fast becoming a […]

When the National Inventors Hall of Fame named Augustine Sackett to its roles, the one-time Civil War sailor wasn’t honored for his wartime victories. He invented Sackett Board in 1894 by patenting a product that forever changed interior wall construction: drywall. His gypsum plaster and paper idea proved genius. Drywall can be installed in one […]

Today’s residential interior wall scene is anything but boring. Options are endless, especially if you have a sizeable budget for your home interior and exterior projects. Bottom line is that you can find many material options for interior walls, and two good ones include drywall and plywood. These two wall materials have been around for […]

If you’re building a home or buying one, you want to make sure you understand all there is to know about its basic construction and maintenance. While most people look at things like the foundation, roof, plumbing, and electrical systems, they don’t often consider the walls. There are different options for a home’s interior walls. […]

As engineers and architects push structural limitations, all 5 construction classifications — or a hybrid mix — are currently recognized as ways to identify building types in order to help firefighters confront blazes with proper equipment and techniques. When firefighters are trained, an important part of their education is learning to differentiate between the 5 […]

In this article we will discuss modular homes, what they are, their advantages and disadvantages etc, so let’s get started. Modular homes are abodes that are built in sections within factories before being transported to the homeowner’s plot by train or truck where skilled contractors assemble all prefabricated segments. Construction stages take place inside a […]