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Your Materials Checklist For Building A Log Home

23 June 2020
 Categories: Construction & Contractors, Blog

Few experiences are as rewarding as constructing a log home. Before you venture out to a log home material supplier to pick up what you need, it's wise to assemble a checklist. Here are 7 items, besides logs, you'll need before you can get started. Sheathing Unless you're shooting for the legit frontier experience, you're going to want to have several vapor barriers installed. The first layer should be sheathing that goes underneath the flooring, especially if you're planning to build a log home with a foundation and basement. Read More …

3 Signs Your Boiler Needs Professional Repair Service

9 June 2020
 Categories: Construction & Contractors, Blog

With a piece of equipment as complex as a boiler, it can be challenging to tell when the boiler in your basement needs to be professionally serviced. Luckily, your boiler is designed to give you some obvious signs that something is amiss and that professional repair is warranted. Sign #1: Standing Water Your boiler may use water in its operations, but that water should never make its way outside of your boiler. Read More …

How Often Should I Test My Well Water?

2 June 2020
 Categories: Construction & Contractors, Blog

Water is one of those things that we oftentimes take for granted. We open the spout, it pours out, we close it up, and that's that. That is, until you notice that it's a little discolored, or, even worse, that there's sediment floating around inside your cup. How Often Should I Perform Well Water Testing? At a minimum, you should perform a well water test once every year. The CDC recommends doing so in the spring. Read More …

4 Simple Steps To Help You With The Planning And Building Of Your Dream Home For Your Growing Family

21 May 2020
 Categories: Construction & Contractors, Blog

If you are ready to move your family into a dream home, custom designs give you a lot of options for everything a growing family needs. This process should start with good planning, but you will also want to work with the custom home builder throughout the building process. The following steps will help you with the processes of planning and building a dream home for the needs of your growing family: Read More …

A Look At The Steps Involved In Concrete Surface Prep Before Adding A Textured Design

15 May 2020
 Categories: Construction & Contractors, Blog

Many homeowners assume that if they have existing concrete, it will have to be removed and replaced if they want one of the modern textured designs on the surface. However, concrete texturing and adding decorative concrete finishes can be done to a slab of concrete that is already in place; the surface just has to be properly prepared first. Proper surface prep is required to make sure the new applications adhere to the existing surface and to prevent any flaws in the existing concrete from affecting the new layers. Read More …
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Life and Construction

Tomorrow, as you go through your daily life, try making a list of everything you can thank a construction worker for. Before you even step out your door, you'll probably have to list several contractors who worked on your home, from the painters to the drywall hangers. Then, you'll drive down the road, noting the work of the road construction companies. By the end of the day, your list will be pretty long. We know — because we've done this experiment ourselves. It is actually what inspired us to write this blog about construction work. With so many contractors to thank, we figured we could share a bit about their work while we're at it.

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