The Best Way to Install Housewrap
When installing house or building wrap, builders should follow these four easy steps to ensure optimal protection from the elements
Supply Chain Issues Force Builders to Find Alternative Materials
Contractors are more open to trying alternatives. Even if the substitution is more expensive, price is secondary to availability. But sometimes there is no option but to wait.
5 Supply-Chain Takeaways From the Pandemic
Stop to consider how COVID-19 has forever changed your business
7 New Water-Resistive Barrier Products to Keep Homes Dry
Keeping bulk water out and building components dry is a top priority in construction, and these seven WRBs aim to do just that
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Building Materials
Seven Tactics for Managing Supply Chain Challenges
Deryl Patterson of Housing Design Matters shares seven tactics to minimize the stress of dealing with supply chain issues.
Housewrap
Surfactants and Their Impact on Building Wrap Performance
When choosing a building wrap, builders need to pay attention to the material’s surfactant resistance capabilities. Not all wraps will provide the same surfactant protection—if any at all
Building Materials
Building Material Prices Dipped in August
August marked the first month of building materials price drops this year, decreasing 1%, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.…
Economics
Builders Struggle to Narrow the Housing Deficit
Builders simply can’t afford to produce more and cheaper houses
Building Materials
The Building Materials Posting the Highest Price Growth
The prices of goods used as inputs to residential construction increased 19% year-to-date according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor…
Building Materials
Fire Resistant Building Materials Becoming Popular in Wildfire Country
A fire-resistant house doesn't have to look like a bunker.
NAHB
Home Builders Feel the Squeeze of Record-High Lot Prices
NAHB Policy Brief | Home builders contend with climbing lot prices; building material prices for residential construction keep increasing
Building Materials
Toll Brothers CEO Expects Lumber Prices to Remain Low
Toll Brothers CEO Doug Yearley told CNBC this week that the effects of dropping lumber prices will be seen in the second half of next year. He…
Market Data + Trends
Home Builder Sentiment Drops to Lowest Level Since 2020
Home builder sentiment dropped to its lowest level since July 2020 amid continued labor and building material challenges. The National Association…
Building Materials
Lumber Executive Says Lower Prices Have Rekindled Building Interest
Kyle Little, COO of New York-based lumber distributor Sherwood Lumber, says current lumber prices have welcomed more construction projects,…
