Kenton's Blog

I've installed landscape paintings as banners across the tops of most of the pages in my website. I think they look good but whether they look professional or are appropriate is another question. I'd like some opinions please!If you scroll through the top of the menu there are good ones and also ...

I didn't write this one, but it's good information... by James Morshead Written for the Journal of Light Construction March 2007 issue Closed-cell polyurethane foam provides the insulation, air barrier, and vapor retarder necessary for an unvented attic assembly As a general contractor, I was tau...

By Kenton ShepardOnce structural problems are found during the home inspection, the inspector will be faced with the decision of whether to recommend a qualified contractor or a structural or soils engineer. The agent and the client may or may not agree with with the inspector's decision.The adva...

By Kenton ShepardBecause agents I know have had problems with transactions falling apart because the buyer did not disclose a medical condition which left them sensitized to a variety of chemicals until after contracts wre signed, I am in the process of putting together a disclosure form to be ma...

                                          By Kenton Shepardedited by Laura Bartels                  Although homes have been built in the US using straw bales for over a hundred years, methods for their construction have evolved to meet the changing needs of their inhabitants.Building Science is ...

 By Kenton ShepardLog home types fall into two categories, Handcrafted and Manufactured.HANDCRAFTED LOG HOMESThere are two basic types of Handmade homes...                           Scribe-fit log homes are built using naturally-shaped wall logs which are each marked and cut to fit snugly over th...

By Kenton Shepard                                                            BUILDING SCIENCE BASICSYour Home is Alive and Breathing                                                                                        IT HIDES BENEATH YOUR FLOOR               It's always down there under the fl...

By Kenton ShepardIf one compared airborne mold spore levels outside and inside the home over the course of a year, the results would look like a teeter-totter; higher inside during some weather conditions and higher outside during others. The same is true from one area inside the home to another....

By Kenton Shepard Because of the process I went through while getting my English/Spanish phrase books for the building trades published, I have contacts with some pretty good translators. Translation is complicated by the fact that here in the US, we have Hispanics from all over Latin America, no...

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