PB August 2002

New features of Jobmaster cabinets include a foot latch for hands-free opening of the cabinet doors.

Artistic Homes was already the largest builder in New Mexico when, 18 months ago, it re-engineered its building system from top to bottom.

Now that the fees charged to a builder in a Livermore, Calif., project have topped $100,000, the natural question is how high they are everywhere else?

The Next tape measure offers users one-hand, pencil-free marking of wood, metal, drywall and many more surfaces.

The Timberlast composite deck system will not rot, rust or corrode, never needs scraping or painting, and is impervious to insects, the company says.

Little more than three years ago this former cabinet salesman spent a vacation in Sarasota, Fla., visiting his brother, a new home sales professional.

The Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings, a Building America team, is testing its second generation of plenum trusses

Rapid Ridge ridge vent now comes in a metric version to protect roofs using metric asphalt and fiberglass shingles.

Score N’ Snap for drywall professionals consists of the 25-foot Wide Boy tape measure and the Rasp N’ Knife.

A 16-year new home sales specialist for custom builder Hans Hagen Homes, Jim Lee is a perennial sales leader who has won wide admiration from his co-workers and peers, says Dorie Griffith, vice president of sales and marketing for Hans Hagen.