Hot enough for you? It probably was if you happened to be at the Minnesota State Fair in St. Paul last August. Anticipating the heat, employees of Renaissance Exteriors, a Twin Cities home improvement company, handed out roughly 5,000 fans to some of the 1.7 million people who poured through the 10-day event. The fans were photographs of a company-built Georgian conservatory, printed on heavy cardboard stock and stapled to a stick. More
When Belinda Hopp walks into a home, women often welcome her, telling the sales manager for Renewal by Andersen in Minnesota's Twin Cities, "I'm so glad they sent a woman. It makes me so much more comfortable." More
This year, State Roofing will spend just under $280,000 on premiums for workers' compensation insurance to cover its 140 employees -- $200,000 of that for the 60 who install. The Monroe, Wash., company buys that coverage through a fund run by the state's Department of Labor and Industry, which Lance Smith, State's president, says is very difficult to work with. More
Q: Here in Minnesota, many garage floors suffer from spalling. What causes spalling concrete, and is there any cure? More
Free safety training for small builders, mold and moisture bankrupt big builder, plastic lumber ages well, New York builders liable for fall-related injuries, self-cleaning windows, more More
Drip-edge requirements clarified; building science is getting too complex; insulation under metal roofs More
Pat Huelman explains why a house with both a fireplace and a large cooktop exhaust... More
