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AWDI
Everyone is familiar with the "3 widths" and "3 heights" mantra of replacement window measuring, and while that is a safe approach to most drop-in pocket window installations, it misses plumb, level, square, planar, crown and trapezoid. And if you don't think those are so important, ask the installer who faces a sill that is 1/8 inch out of level (meets code) causing the new window to resist leveling because to do so makes it too tall, or facing a bowed old frame preventing good contact with the blindstop. Full frame removal opens a whole other can of worms because you can't get behind the wall, siding or trim. AWDI's 2017 Guide to Window Installation has expanded the measuring section to 8 pages because you can't measure too carefully or accurately — before the job.
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Woodworking Network
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced the affirmative preliminary determination in the antidumping duty investigation of softwood lumber from Canada.
The Commerce Department determined that exporters from Canada have sold softwood lumber the United States at 7.72 percent to 4.59 percent less than fair value based on factual evidence provided by the interested parties.
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Jamsill Guard® is an adjustable sill pan flashing designed to prevent water damage from window and door leaks. Made from high impact ABS plastic, Jamsill Guard® will not deteriorate or corrode over time. Our multi-piece telescoping design allows on-site adjustability to fit all rough openings and features sloped weep areas to help evacuate moisture to the exterior of the structure. Jamsill Guard® is bonded together on site using PVC cement, creating a one-piece sill pan flashing beneath your door or window. Click here to view our video.
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Window & Door
The way homeowners buy has dramatically changed over the past few years. Take a recent Forbes Insights survey, for example, which cited that customers prefer to leverage online technology and in-store visits for major purchases.
Before they even pick up the phone, homeowners are searching websites, reading reviews on Houzz and Yelp, checking Facebook pages, and researching all the brand names you install. Still, many in the home improvement industry have been slow to update their in-home sales processes.
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For Construction Pros
Have you ever wished your people problems would go away? Ever hoped you don’t have to confront someone who isn’t meeting your performance standards or making results happen? Do you postpone tough people decisions until there is no other alternative? Does your delayed behavior make things better?
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Door & Window Market Magazine
Demand for plastic windows is forecast to rise 5.5 percent per year to $6.5 billion in 2021, outpacing wood and metal windows and accounting for half of total sales, according to a new study from The Freedonia Group, a Cleveland-based industry research firm. Home and business owners will continue to specify vinyl windows for their energy efficiency, low cost and low maintenance.
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Construction Dive
You can’t ask a doctor to tell you what's wrong but then say you might not pay for the diagnosis. That's according to Brian Altmann, president of DBS Remodel, in Poughkeepsie, NY, when asked whether builders and remodelers should charge for providing project and cost information to clients considering their services.
Homeowners are often quick to push back if they're quoted a price for information they've long known to be available for free. Yet there is no shortage of stories from builders who discovered the free estimates they were handing out were being used to negotiate a lower price with another contractor the homeowner had already decided to hire.
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Business.com
According to Search Engine Land, 88 percent of consumers consider online reviews to be just as valuable as personal recommendations. While many business owners don't particularly like the fact that they no longer have nearly the same degree of control over their brand images as they once did, customer reviews can undoubtedly provide valuable feedback.
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Construction Today
Social media has become the glue that holds our world together in a lot of ways now. Like it or not, if your construction business doesn't have a strong digital presence, then you're likely losing out on new clients to competitors that do have one. From Facebook to Instagram and Pinterest to YouTube, social media is here to stay, and you need to tap into it in order to help your business thrive. These are the top most important benefits to having several social media profiles.
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