by Admin | Jun 24, 2021 | General Information, Residential
The Census Bureau issued the Annual 2020 Characteristics of New Housing in early June. These characteristics cover new residential buildings that are single family homes either completed or sold, or multifamily units or buildings. The statistics cover a wide range of...
by Admin | Jun 17, 2021 | General Information, Residential
Some homes could be considered works of art. This long—but interesting—article, The Art of Building the Impossible, describes some of the construction challenges of building ultra-high end homes, town homes and condominiums. It gives us a view of the...
by Admin | May 21, 2021 | General Information, Natural Disasters
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced their predictions for the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season. They forecast a 60% chance of an above-normal season of between 13-20 named storms, 6-10 could become hurricanes and 3-5 of those to...
by Admin | Apr 7, 2021 | General Information, Residential
We admit it—we love reading about construction and watching videos of construction projects. One of our recent favorites shows how three types of garages are built. We loved these videos and wanted to share them with you. They are of Ken’s Karpentry of...
by Admin | Mar 3, 2021 | General Information, Residential
The pandemic has brought about increased demand for home improvements/remodeling and a focus on outdoor areas of the home. Some of the factors driving this are the extra time and money available due to less travel, fewer/no vacations, and fewer outside activities....
by Admin | Feb 22, 2021 | General Information, Natural Disasters
Weather related disasters set a record in 2020 and that trend continued into 2021 with several serious storms across much of the country. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in 2020 the 22 weather/climate disaster events that...
