Framer Profile: Alex Duenas
Discover Alex’s inspiring story of becoming a Framer Profile in the framing industry without formal training!
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Safety Upgrades to discuss with your Customers
Fires and gas leaks are always on the minds of homeowners who want to protect their property and keep their family safe. As technology improves, our fire and gas detection appliances get smarter all the time. When completing renovations or a new build, be sure to keep your clients up to date with the latest safety options.
Framer Profile: Lenar Umanzar
Learn how Lenar, an American citizen, overcame poverty and fulfilled his dream of construction, in this Framer Profile
Expansion Joints in Flooring
Expansion and contraction of your flooring system is a given. Because they are manufactured from different materials or different kinds of the same material, your flooring and substrate will expand and contract at different rates. Expansion joints give your flooring the space it needs to expand without buckling or cracking.
Framer Profile: Scott Dean
Scott has been a Framer Profile for 24 years and is the general manager of field operations. Learn about his journey and challenges facing the labor shortage.
Why Advanced Framing in Raised-Wood Flooring is a Smart Choice
This year’s hurricane season has been brutal with damage to property and loss of life causing many whose homes have been affected to rethink their rebuilds. As construction professionals, offering raised-wood flooring options could really level up your game.
Growing Labor Shortages Raise Concerns
According to the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) survey, construction labor shortages are even more widespread than they were last year.
Wildfire Preparedness: Reducing Risks to Your Home
Drought has placed many areas at risk of wild fires. Even places that traditionally did not have to concern themselves with possible bush fires are now at risk thanks to changing weather conditions. The International Association of Fire Chiefs have set out a wildfire preparedness guide called Ready, Set, Go which covers emergency preparedness before, during and after a wildfire. Ensuring that you and your family are adequately prepared for wildfires will drastically reduce the likelihood of property damage, injury or death.
How to Get more Woman on your Work Crew
With more than 200,000 construction jobs already vacant, encouraging woman to join the workforce will help to fill those positions.
Overcoming the Challenges of Sustainable Design on your Jobsite
Construction professionals with experience may be finding the new home-building landscape challenging. Innovation and sustainability can be achieved with relatively little disruption to the way you build, using those tried and tested methods that you know work.