http://www2.remodeling.hw.net/products/foundation-and-framing/masonry/masonry.aspx?view=rss&id=Query_tcm1764914http://www2.remodeling.hw.net/products/product-extras/11-03-09-the-remodeling-show.aspx?rssLink=11%2f03%2f09%3a+The+Remodeling+ShowNew and interesting products as seen at the 2009 Remodeling Show.http://www2.remodeling.hw.net/products/product-extras/10-20-09-new-for-the-exterior.aspx?rssLink=10%2f20%2f09%3a+New+for+the+ExteriorNew products from Atlas Roofing, CertainTeed, Fiberon, GAF, and iLevel.http://www2.remodeling.hw.net/remodeling/good-hands.aspx?rssLink=Trends%3a+Good+HandsWhen a job requires working in tight spaces around existing walls, a hand nailer can become a remodeler's best friend. “I've been personally involved with remodeling a house, and you don't always have the convenience of working in wide open spaces,” says Drew Sundholm, product manager for Grip-Rite.http://www2.remodeling.hw.net/remodeling/sketchpad2.aspx?rssLink=SketchPad%3a+The+Ties+That+BindWhen remodeling an old house, what can be more tempting than to vault the ceilings or add a large dormer? The attic joists don't seem to be doing much.http://www2.remodeling.hw.net/products/green-solutions-for-all-four-walls.aspx?rssLink=Green+Solutions+for+all+Four+WallsA variety of green building products.http://www2.remodeling.hw.net/products/products-in-focus-engineered-lumber.aspx?rssLink=Products+in+Focus%3a+Engineered+LumberThe latest in engineered lumber.http://www2.remodeling.hw.net/remodeling/changing-gears.aspx?rssLink=Changing+Gears%3fIn order to understand what's currently happening in the supply chain, it's important to understand how we got to this point. Dealers won't admit it, but anecdotal and statistical evidence strongly suggests a conscious decision by the bigger supply houses to focus on the big-production builders, at the expense of what the industry calls the "high-touch market" - remodelers and custom-home builders.http://www2.remodeling.hw.net/building-materials/the-renewed-american-home-additional-contributors.aspx?rssLink=Web+Extra%3a+The+Renewed+American+Home%3a+Additional+ContributorsIn addition to members of the NACI/Supplier 100 that contributed products and services to the project, The Renewed American Home received other contributions and was made possible by a host of local and regional suppliers and trade contractors.http://www2.remodeling.hw.net/decks/gaining-space.aspx?rssLink=Gaining+SpaceUsing deck drainage systems, remodelers can create outdoor living spaces beneath elevated decks.http://www2.remodeling.hw.net/remodeling/engineered-lumber1.aspx?rssLink=Engineered+LumberEngineered Lumber for all building needs.http://www2.remodeling.hw.net/remodeling/roll-up-the-hose.aspx?rssLink=Roll+Up+the+HoseIf you like the convenience of a pneumatic nailer, but hate dragging a compressor and hoses through your clients' living rooms, your options for going hoseless are growing.http://www2.remodeling.hw.net/remodeling/rough-hardware.aspx?rssLink=Rough+Hardwarehttp://www2.remodeling.hw.net/framing-and-lumber/a-very-fine-house.aspx?rssLink=A+Very+Fine+HouseWhat better way to mark the 100th anniversary of the USDA Forest Service than by building a house that celebrates sustainability? The 1,200-square-foot Sustainable Resource House was built on the National Mall in honor of the organization's centennial and as part of the Smithsonian Institution's Folklife Festival.http://www2.remodeling.hw.net/products/rough-hardware.aspx?rssLink=In+Focus%3a+Rough+Hardwarehttp://www2.remodeling.hw.net/skylights/skylight-retrofit-red-flags.aspx?rssLink=Skylight+Retrofit+Red+FlagsWhen it comes to retrofitting skylights, two aspects of the job —framing the light well and flashing the unit — have the greatest potential for problems. Framing is typically only a problem in trussed roofs, but, says veteran remodeler Les Deal of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, “All of the houses I'm working on have trusses.”http://www2.remodeling.hw.net/products/engineered-lumber.aspx?rssLink=In+Focus%3a+Engineered+Lumberhttp://www2.remodeling.hw.net/installation/reader-panel-quality-control.aspx?rssLink=Reader+Panel%3a+Quality+ControlGetting the word out about what's acceptable and what's not is different for every company.http://www2.remodeling.hw.net/framing-and-lumber/panel-addresses-cca-issues.aspx?rssLink=Panel+Addresses+CCA+IssuesYour clients may come to you with concerns about CCA pressure-treated lumber. Know how to answer them.http://www2.remodeling.hw.net/codes-and-standards/fastener-fascination.aspx?rssLink=Fastener+FascinationBy Stephani L. Miller. Fasteners used with ACQ-, CBA-, or CA-treated lumber have been reported to corrode and fail at a faster rate than when used with CCA-treated lumber.Most treated-wood producers using the next-gen preservatives point out that their recommendations for fasteners and connectors are the same as what they have always recommended for use with CCA-treated lumber: hot-dip galvanized or stainless steel.http://www2.remodeling.hw.net/siding/wood-may-be-waning-but-proponents-abound.aspx?rssLink=Wood+May+Be+Waning%2c+But+Proponents+AboundWood. Natural, beautiful, elegant. As a siding material, or anything else. In siding, the woods of choice are West Coast species such as Douglas fir, cedar, and redwood or East Coast species like cypress and yellow pine. Nonetheless, contractors and the suppliers they buy from say there seems to be less and less wood siding used.