A fight over allegedly shoddy construction practices by 84 take on a special tone... More
A builder's ongoing four-year dispute with 84 Lumber over allegedly shoddy construction has killed a personal as well as a business relationship. More
Masco Corp., the Taylor, Mich.-based company whose brands include Delta faucets, Behr paints, and Kraftmaid cabinetry, reported today executive vice resident and COO Donald J. DeMarie Jr. had left the company effective Nov. 4. More
Even as new construction lags, dealers shy from expanding their install services... More
Veteran LBM exec Don Magruder tells about a recent experience involving improperly installed PVC trim boards and how it took a team--the manufacturer, wholsesaler, and dealer--to convince the installer he was wrong and the product wasn't defective. More
Masco Corp. announced an operating loss of $798 million dollars during the fourth quarter of 2010, a huge increase over the $197 million operating loss the company posted during the same period in 2009. More
Big-ticket items and the installed sales were relative non-factors for The Home Depot in its third quarter ended Oct. 31. Company officials said sales of $900 and more were down by 3.4% and the installation business, which accounts for less than 10% of total business, did not change much. More
American demand for siding will grow 6.8% annually between 2009 and 2014 to reach 101.5 million squares worth $11.1 billion, the Freedonia Group forecast. More
Five years ago, Criterium Engineers, a Portland, Maine, construction consulting firm, identified improper window installations as the No. 1 problem area reported by its 70 field offices from nearly 20,000 homes inspected nationally. More
For 60 years, residents of the coastal towns south of Boston and on Cape Cod have... More
