Resources
The beginning of the end of the blueprint?
Sometimes, it seems to require more time to explain the nuances of blueprints to clients than it does to actually build the house.
If 27 Famous Artists Designed Buildings
Have you ever loved a painting so much you wanted to step inside and live in it for a while?
In his latest illustration series, "Archist," Barcelona-based designer Federico Babina imagines what buildings might look like had they been designed by 27 famous artists in their signature styles. What if Picasso had designed a jagged cubist fortress?
NEW! Diablo Demo-Demon Carbide Blades
The Diablo Demo Demon Reciprocating Blades are specifically designed for maximum performance in nail-embedded wood. This high performance carbide tipped blade delivers 10X longer cutting life.
3 Tips To Consider When Replacing Or Refinishing Hardwood Floors
Antique Impressions - Handcrafted Hardwoods
Prefinished 3/4" Wide Plank Hardwood Flooring from Antique Impressions
8 Features of 2013's Top-Selling House Plans
There are clear trends in house plans, and they tell as much about marketing as they do about design. Here are the leading ones for 2013 based on sales from house plan subsidiaries of Hanley Wood, BUILDER’s parent company.
Advanced framing method reduces lumber, improves energy efficiency
Are you using too much lumber when building a home? Thanks to advanced insulation materials, traditional framing methods requiring tighter stud spacing and larger dimensional lumber are being reconsidered by builders and remodelers. Lumber, after all, has a lower R-value and higher price than insulation.
Simpson NEW Contemporary Door Designs
We are proud to offer this new collection of Contemporary doors that draws the best of modern design into the Simpson heritage.
7 Lessons He Learned the Hard Way
Every remodeling business owner has learned painful lessons, and in his 29 years of running Winans Construction, a design/build firm in Berkeley, Calif., Paul Winans learned more than his share. For many of the early years (he and his wife Nina incorporated in 1978), he was a stubborn and hot-headed business novice who threw himself into his work and the impossible goal of pleasing every client and prospect.
NA Housing 'Lifer' Takes NAHB's Reins
In January, Frederick Judson began his one-year term as chairman of the NAHB. That post is the culmination of Judson’s longtime involvement with the Washington, D.C.–based trade group, on whose board of directors he first served in 1979. Judson also has been a member of NAHB’s executive board since 2002.