60 Minutes Australia shows the true cost of those fancy countertops and shines a light on the scandal that is claiming tradespeople’s lives 4 Day Workweeks Work! I can’t imagine this catching on in construction. The 4-day workweek seems like something that is embraced by tech workers and people that get holidays like President’s Day […]
Art Glass Panel Regional Training
If large porcelain panels cause you to pee your pants then you’ll definitely want to stay away from the next big trend: Art Glass Panels. These panels: Are as thin as 1/4 inch Can be backlit Cost thousand$$$ Are a huge pain is the a** to cut Additionally, the NTCA is starting a 2-day training […]
Remodeling your thoughts
How to not make money as an independent contractor “The very characteristics that make contractors incredible neighbors all too often lead to decades of hard work with little to show for it.” They produce work that delights their clients. They treat employees like daughters and sons. But they neglect their own welfare. Melanie Hodgdon Please […]
How are you building your curbless showers? 
There are two accepted methods in the TCNA Handbook for building curbless showers, CTEF’s Scott Carothers covers the finer points of each one. Really, there’s only one acceptable method and it has two drain options. Spoiler: there’s no industry-accepted method to build a curbless shower with a traditional water-in/water-out design Fireplace Mantle Clearances How far […]
The Knock Shrine mosaics
What do an old church, a tile mosaic, and an actual apparition corroborated by the Catholic Church have in common? This article by Chris Resti in TileLetter is fascinating. Another month; another noose on a jobsite Yet another noose has been found on yet another high profile commercial job site. This latest finding was discovered […]
They changed the name of ‘SLU’ and it’s not good
SLU has a new name Under the category of “Problems that in no way need fixing” someone decided to change the name of self-leveling underlayment. It’s hard to imagine that the name Flowable Hydraulic Cement Underlayment was pitched as an improvement and an entire committee agreed. But, that’s where we’re at. Yay progress. Installing Glass […]