Sitemap - 2023 - Building Knowledge
Fridges That Don't Stick Out: My Favorite [Cost Effective!] Tricks
How to Resolve Conflict on a Jobsite
Cleaning Up the Raggedy and Chaotic End of a Project
How to Get Good Bids from GCs: The Most Important Thing [and 6 Other Things]
Stuff to Try: 5 Fun Interior Design Ideas in Historic Spaces
Energy Accounting 101: No Such Thing as "Net Zero"
Three Metrics Developers Should Understand
I Bought, Renovated, and Flipped a House Sight Unseen
Why Is Building Code So Complicated?!
Kitchen Design Breakdown: 10 Details
41 Things I've Learned in 41 Years
5 Things I Look for When Hiring a Subcontractor
How I Sold a Unit Using One Tiny Detail
Is Your Contractor Doing These 5 Things Onsite?
LOOK Smarter on the Jobsite: 4 Items You Need
Cool Detail Stuff for Kitchens: 5 of My Favorite Things
1 Minute Plan Doctor: 1 Bed to 2 Bed
Architects' Fees: An Explainer
Favorite Combo: Walnut and Soapstone
Comparing Construction Estimates: 9 Things
Winning Over The Neighbors: Try This
Favorite Mid-range Specs: Bathrooms
A Tough Day Onsite: 25 Strategies
8 Things to Include in a Bid Set, 5 Things That Don't Matter
Multifamily: 20 Things to Plan for EARLY!
How to Do a Zoning Analysis, Part 2
Plan Doctor: Fixing Weird Angles
How to do a Zoning Analysis, Part 1
How to do a Combo High End Dining Room/Guest Room/Office??
Things I Look for in a Building
Sound Smarter on the Jobsite: Custom Shower Glass
Sound Smarter on the Jobsite: More Than "Plans"
How to Pick a Comprehensive Color Palette
Construction Projects: 6 Things to Have Locked In
Sound Smarter on the Jobsite: The Drawings ARE the Contract
Sound Smarter on the Jobsite: It's Lintel, not Lentil
Construction Estimating is Art
Sound Smarter on the Jobsite: Concrete vs Cement
Sound Smarter on the Jobsite: Don't Say "I-beam"
Construction Projects: How [Not] to Waste Money as an Owner
Sound Smarter on the Jobsite: Tolerance
We hold these [construction] truths to be self-evident. Or....
Sound Smarter on the Jobsite: Level, Plumb, Flush, and Proud
The "Finest Cheapest:" Some Favorite Kitchen Resources
Choosing a Contractor: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Lessons in the Rubble: My First Day in Construction
Sound Smarter on the Jobsite: Footing vs Footer
HVAC: The basics of a ducted system
Multifamily Feasibility Studies: 5 Things to Consider
Design Breakdown: The Black Bathroom
Little Big Stuff: HVAC Grilles
10 Questions to Ask in a Contractor Interview [+ more]
Some Favorite Construction Books
Sound Smarter on the Jobsite: Bearing Walls