Building a successful company requires more than just bringing together good people and products. Read more
Reminder stickers. Wrap-around agreements. Extra-early lien notices. Complaints to licensing boards. Even a round of golf. Building material dealers nationwide employ a wide variety of techniques to make certain they get paid, notwihstanding today's housing slump. Read more
The consequences of framing errors rarely are catastrophic--unless you define catastrophe as a trail of unhappy customers. Read more
One out of four building material dealers responding to a survey last month on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) just-enacted rule on lead-based paint say remodelers and renovators have canceled work on a project because they lack the certification needed under the new rule. Read more
Next time you see a headline in which economists say the housing market's recovery is under way, put an asterisk next to it. Read more
Spring was a hotbed of deals and acquisitions among dealers, including arguably the most significant transactions since ProBuild's creation in 2006. Read more