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Quality
The Importance of Quality in Homebuilding


Is Your Field Staff Drowning in Homes?
I’ve been in this industry long enough to see the typical production builder wrestle with the superintendent-to-homes-under-construction...
Graham Davis
Sep 23, 20242 min read


Why is Condensation Crashing My Cold Climate Walls?
To tackle wall cavity condensation in northern cold climates, we all know that continuous insulation is your go-to solution. By creating...
Anthony Grisolia
Aug 29, 20242 min read


Is Your Jobsite Safety a Balancing Act?
Disney’s “Finding Nemo” opens with a pair of clownfish who are living within a sea anemone. Fun fact: An anemone is covered with stinging...
Glenn Cottrell
Aug 13, 20242 min read


How Much Money Does 'Quality' Earn?
Quality can be hard to define. Yet, you don’t have to be Sherlock Holmes to find examples of how a commitment to delivering quality homes pa
Glenn Cottrell
Jul 11, 20242 min read


Is It Too Good To Be True?
High performance adhesive! Resistant to air and water! Long lasting performance! Highly durable finish! Low maintenance! Easy installation! While these phrases, (and others like them), are intended to make you feel good about a particular product, beware, because in truth, they are simply marketing phrases that don’t mean anything. These buzzy phrases seem to promise miracle results, but where is the substance? If you are considering introducing a new building material into t
Rich Baker
Apr 26, 20242 min read


Is Anyone Watching? Does it Matter?
It has been said by many who knew him that Coach John Wooden was not only a great coach; he was an amazing person of true character. One...
Glenn Cottrell
Apr 5, 20242 min read


Can You Hang My Good Work on the Fridge?
We all do good work, and let’s face it, we all want to be praised for it. So let’s do it. Consider this the proverbial ‘family fridge!’...
Graham Davis
Apr 4, 20242 min read


Playing the Long Game or the Short Game?
Unless you’re playing mini golf with your kids, successful golfers need to be good at both driving the ball off the tee and putting the...
Glenn Cottrell
Apr 4, 20242 min read


Is Rework the Only Option?
“My trades just aren’t building homes the way that I want them to. Help!” A process that results in consistent, well-built homes...
Jenny Simon
Mar 15, 20242 min read


Fast, Good, or Both?
Supply chain issues, compounded by labor shortages, have forced builders to “improvise, adapt, overcome.” All good, and in recent times,...
Jenny Simon
Feb 27, 20241 min read


Should We Cut Corners?
Let’s be honest: It is more than tempting to cut corners in today’s unbelievably hectic environment. In fact, it almost feels like a...
Jenny Simon
Feb 22, 20242 min read


Fewer Callbacks: A Dream or a Reality?
In our work with many of the top U.S. production builders, we have found that the ones with the fewest callbacks and the happiest...
Jenny Simon
Feb 22, 20241 min read
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