Construction Informer

As I was writing this post, Josveek Huligar weighed in on the radon and granite topic with a very long comment. That comment is available for reading here.
Huligar is associated with the NSRA (National Stone Restoration Alliance) and is understandably miffed about recent news reports claiming that granite poses radon risks. So much so [...]

Time and time again we relearn things. For a very long time buildings that were built in southern climates came almost automatically with wide verandas and wrap-around porches. One of the main reasons was it kept the sun off the sides of the building in the summer and made the structure cooler.
Of course those verandas [...]

Builders of homes and condos in at least one market are trying out lease-to-purchase offerings to spur sales. According to a Business Journal report three builders are hoping to clear out some of the 20,300 new homes in the Atlanta metro area. Elsewhere one builder has skipped lease-purchase and moved directly to renting some of [...]

If you are in the remodeling business you are probably seeing an increase in requests for estimates to turn attics and basements into living spaces. Case Handyman and Remodeling Services, LLC recently reported these as home trends for 2008. Some of the uses the company cites for attics include bedrooms, play areas and guest [...]

Not long ago someone else’s oversight combined with my own to add headaches and cost to a small project. Unfortunately the lesson learned is one we humans seem to just keep re-learning, over and over again: Don’t make the same mistake twice.
I was replacing a 40 gallon water heater with a 20 gallon model. There’s [...]