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Avoiding Mistakes While Making Your Fence

Good fences make good neighbors.Bad fences are ugly.Here are a few tips for building that perfect fence that would make Bob Vila blush: Where is that supposed to go again?When building your fence, it is important to know how far apart each post should be. Typically the distance apart each post...

Construction Safety Meeting Topics for the Summer

Safety training is essential for any contractor, and regular safety meetings can share important information with entire crews, departments, and staff. Opting for specialized construction safety meeting topics for the summer is a great way to refresh and update safety procedures seasonally, but...

Project Ideas for Memorial Day Weekend

Memorial Day is known as the kickoff of summer fun. Campgrounds, amusement parks and beaches all typically mark the long weekend as their season’s opening. If you find yourself staying home during Memorial Day weekend, there’s another thing the holiday weekend is known to kickoff which might be...

Best Practices for Coronavirus Safety and Prevention on the Jobsite

As the number of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. increases, a majority of states are mandating the closure of non-essential businesses. The construction industry is receiving "essential" designations in most states, allowing projects to continue and businesses to remain open. To aid construction...

Importance of Jobsite Meetings

In the construction business, it stands to reason that productivity is the key to success. So, what is the key to productivity, might you ask? A good place to start is communication. With all of the moving pieces on any given jobsite, good communication is essential to keeping everybody on the same...

New Home Checklist

You’ve passed the inspection, cleared financing, made it out of escrow, signed on a hundred dotted lines, and finally, the keys are in your hand – congratulations on buying your new home! But now that it is yours, what should you do next? 12 New Home Tasks They Never Tell You About Of course you...

COVID-19 Update - March 24, 2020

To Our Valued Customers, Last week, we provided an update as to how our stores are handling COVID-19. If you missed it, click here. We want to provide you with an update on the current situation and what we are doing to support your business and provide maximum stability. We are actively...

COVID-19 Coronavirus

A Message to Our Customers: As COVID-19, the coronavirus, begins to have an increased impact, The Sterling Lumber Company is taking measures to ensure the health and well-being of our community. We understand the concern and uncertainty you may be experiencing surrounding this emerging crisis, but...

How to Repair Your Wood Siding

Wood siding, for all of its classic elegance and historical significance, can require a lot of upkeep. Beyond the usual scraping and painting, there will be times when it needs a little more than just a fresh coat to hide its blemishes. The good news is that regardless of the type of wood or style...

How to Remove and Replace a Bathtub

Bathtub removal and replacement may seem like a tough task, but it’s easier than you think with the right preparation. Bathtubs can get old over time. If you live in an old house, you probably know what I’m talking about. The tub can appear to look tired and worn and often takes away from the décor...

What Are You Worth? How to Put a Value on Your Company

Consolidation in the home building industry is more active than ever. You can’t open a trade newsletter, website, or magazine these days without reading about another merger, acquisition, or strategic investment between home builders. Consolidation in our industry is more active than ever, and...

Royal Building Products Shares Several Projected Exterior Home Trends for 2020

Attention to a home's exterior is important for maximizing both resale value and enjoyment for homeowners. Taking on projects like siding, garage doors, or landscaping can be a homeowner's safest bet to get a high return on investment while renovating their homes. With an increasing amount of...

Do's and Don'ts of Home Winterization

Winter is on the way, and that means it’s time to get the house ready for the cold days ahead. Winterizing your home is the best way to avoid unexpected maintenance and repair bills during a time when you need your heating and other systems the most. Below, we will discuss things you need to...

DIY Home Projects Before Holiday Company

Whether you are planning a casual party, a large formal dinner, a festive gathering, or a combination of all three during the holidays, it can be helpful to finish DIY home projects before holiday company arrives. These easy projects can make a big difference to welcoming guests, presenting your...

Fall Cleanup: What to Do When Autumn Leaves Start to Fall

With the brilliant colors of changing leaves and ripening harvests, autumn is a beautiful season, but as leaves fall and plants wilt, it is also a messy one. Fall cleanup doesn’t have to be overwhelming, however, and it is easy to keep your property in peak condition through the changing season....

Identifying a Good Service Employee

Good employees are dedicated to great service, no matter what business they are in. Consequently, I am curious about how any business that has good employees identifies them. Restaurants offer a lot of lessons regarding this process. The turnover is high, even in a very good restaurant. So, the...

Heat Exhaustion in Construction

Summer is here and with it comes the heat. For those working in construction it means stress, exhaustion, and dehydration are all top concerns in the workplace. While some of us are sitting behind a computer in an air-conditioned office, there are many workers that are conducting their business...

Tips for Installing Vinyl Siding

Installing their own vinyl siding can seem intimidating for many homeowners. The reality is that it’s fairly straightforward to install and work with. Most of the challenge comes in proper planning and frequent, accurate measuring. If you’re ready to tackle this project, just keep the following...

Designing Outdoor Kitchens

Today’s outdoor kitchen designs—whether part of a new home or a remodel—are more likely than ever to complement a home’s architectural aesthetic and environment. To create inviting and functional living spaces, where all the features work together, you need a refined and thoughtful approach. Here...

Turn Old Decks Into New Decks

Last spring a customer who Dennis Schaefer had built a cedar deck for during the '90s called to say he'd noticed some rot and thought that maybe the deck needed to be redone. It did. When Schaefer, who is the owner of Creative Wood Products, in Fenton, Mich., received similar calls from former...

Customers Love Companies That Deliver the Personal Touch. Make Sure You're One of Them.

I travel quite a bit. My wife Nina and I are looking to see more of the world each year. Facilitating, consulting, and speaking take me all over the place. As a result, I have stayed in many different hotels. What makes a great hotel for me? How caring and engaged the staff is. Yes, the room should...

Navigating: The Crucial Middle Step in Design/Build

"Design/Build" is a business model many remodelers have adopted. For a client, the convenience of dealing with one firm for designing and building their project is wonderful. It eliminates the awkward conversations between two providers about who is responsible for what. However, design/build does...

Think You Do Good Work? Imagine How Your Remodeling Process Looks Through the Client’s Eyes

Doing remodeling work is full of uncertainty. A very good scope of work and estimate is a way of reducing, not eliminating, risk. All this planning is pointless if the job is approached as simply manipulating materials. Instead of looking at the project as a lot of things to be done, it is...

A Beginner's Guide to Garage Design

The garage can be the home's greatest storage space - as long as you realize its true potential. When homeowners think about renovating their house, most think first of updating their kitchen or guest bathrooms. Then they might consider their living areas, like bedrooms, dining rooms, or basements....

Progress Report for Clients

Trust—between you and the client and between the client and the subs—is the most important thing in remodeling, says Marty Kersey, remodeling manager for ReStructure, the remodeling division of Structures Building Co., in Mt. Pleasant, S.C. ReStructure builds trust by reminding its staff that...