Staying in touch

I love those quick little calls from people who have been in a class or...

Tuesday Tool

Here is a new series we are calling Tuesday tools where we will show you...

Earth Day 

Today is Earth Day- so I am going to recycle content from almost 10 years...

UNDERSTANDING SHAFT WALLS

Shaft walls are critical elements in the life safety of your building. If you are...

FIRESTOP THAT DEALS WITH MOVEMENT

Have you ever built a building that has not had movement?    Of course not.   Every...

TELL ME HOW YOU BUILD GYP STAIR SHAFTS

If your project has gypsum stairwells, please take a moment and check out this video...

DO YOU FIRESTOP BOTTOM OF WALL

When you have a fire rated wall, let’s say it’s a gypsum wall, and it...

FLASHBACK FRIDAY

Do you want to know the secret to getting firestop right?  We have been blogging...

DO YOU WANT TO JOIN THE BUILD BETTER CREW?

We are looking at creating a group that gets together once a month to go...

THAT IS A FIRE WALL 

When I hear those words I always wonder if the person is using the right...