Jul 17, 2019 | Building Practices, Cost/Benefit
“You’ll just love these two homes!” Tiffany exclaims, as your SUV rolls down the tree-lined street in your dream neighborhood. Both are hip-pockets, freshly updated and looking their best. With good schools nearby, you plan on staying here at least 10 years until...
Jan 26, 2018 | Building Practices, Cost of Doing Business, DHL Monthly Newsletter
January Take Always: Panel prices almost down to year-ago levels A little relief on Lumber prices, but Western species (SPF, DF and Studs) still remain high US Housing starts are up at the end of 2017 Housing demand remains strong Construction is predicted to be...
Sep 7, 2017 | Building Practices, Cost/Benefit, DHL Monthly Newsletter
Last month it was wildfires in Canada and now Mother Nature 2.0 has stuck again with Hurricane Harvey along the Texas Coast. While we are all thinking about those displaced by the storm one cannot help but think about the next storm to hit—Recovery and its effects on...
Aug 10, 2017 | Building Practices, Cost of Doing Business, DHL Monthly Newsletter
What do politics and Mother Nature have in common? They both mess with lumber pricing. Over the past months I have been communicating the details of the Softwood Lumber dispute and the resulting tariffs on Canadian Mills (I know riveting…I’m a blast at parties) and...
Jun 12, 2016 | Building Practices, Moving Wall Systems, Windows
A Passing Glance at Windows –Current Styles. What do you look for in windows? With many homes these days, windows seem designed to hardly be seen at all. With narrow muntin bars, large panes, thin frames, and moving glass walls, we are almost proud that they...
Nov 12, 2015 | Building Practices, Cost of Doing Business, Cost/Benefit
It was during the “black mold” scare over a decade ago when our family moved into our 1940 Colonial Revival home in old University Park. We bought it from the original owner, whose favorite color was blue. That light blue shag carpet covered up gorgeous old-growth oak...
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