We used low VOC paints, local materials to save on transportation costs and created a rain-water recapturing system. Home Restaurant Retail Shopping Center Hospitality Office/Industrial Subscribe Hard Hat Chat Observations and Conversations about Commercial Construction, Development and Management The Ultimate Office Design Build Case Study – Us! In my last blog post, I hinted we had big news to reveal. So it is with great pride that I announce the completion of our most successful Chicago design build office construction job to date – the new headquarters of Englewood Construction! MORE >>

New Lead Based Paint, Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule is causing contractors to panic, as per Andrea Goldman’s Massachusetts Builders Law Blog. Andrea has posted a great deal about the new RRP rules, and if you deal with lead-based paint in any way or you renovate homes or buildings with lead-based paint, you will want to pay attention to these important changes from the EPA. 29 states splits the country directly in half, with some folks having a good month and some folks not. Washington and Oregon gained jobs in the period, barely.  .01% MORE >>

If you are removing a piece of crown though, the chance of paint chips flying out further is greatly increased. Quick tip – for removing trim, score the paint with a utility knife and slip a putty knife under the trim. This will help eliminate the chance of damage to the other paint & the walls / ceiling / floor Remove or Cover Items: In a perfect world, you would remove everything from the room or area being worked on first, but that is not always practical. Maybe include sod in the bid???? With that in mind, below is our 5 steps to being prepared. MORE >>

The spot is about the costs of commercial construction and how buying building materials in bulk can help GCs save money and bring down a construction project bid so they win the contract. Too often, general contractors are not asked to weigh in with their design build experience, just provide the lowest competitive bid they can for construction costs and materials. Metal, cement, drywall and paint have all gone up. operators new to the restaurant construction bid process, there is a definite learning curve with construction costs. It’s the Costco principle. link] [.] MORE >>

Some of the demand is coming from families that are getting shut out of the bidding for foreclosures by syndicates that pay in cash, and some is from investors who are back on the prowl. It’s paint. I read this this morning in the New York Times about a re surging housing boon in Las Vegas and Arizona and parts of Florida. The very states with the most housing foreclosures, walk aways, short sells and values underwater. Suddenly in the middle of this is a new type of carpetbagger who has moved into these areas and bought the land that was left and starting a mini boon. Its true. MORE >>