I think it is possible to understand something and still find it hard to believe.

I have noticed a trend in retail commercial design where the main facade looks like steroid induced growth.  What in the past seemed adequate (a sheltered entry and good position of the company sign), now seems too

I’m going to guess, that a time and materials contract between a homeowner or a business owner and a contractor, is in the minds of most people a perfectly legitimate way to structure a business relationship for construction.  You pay the contractor for what is done, no more, no less.  But also,

Perhaps I should start by claiming that the notion, somewhat widely promulgated, that some people want to save the earth while others want to destroy it, is ridiculous.  The occasional madman is not germane to my point.

 

So what actions shall we take to properly care for our planet?  What is the

Yolanda Gaytan and I run a company, More Than Construction, Inc.  I am an architect and a builder.  We have a web page with contact info at:

 

 

I’m going to write about the things we are doing and what I think about them.  I will look for perspective on our times and

The last time we built a tub deck our plumber set the tub and plumbed it.  This time I’m doing the whole thing.

 

A tub deck should be level, the tub should sit level, and the turned down top edge of the tub should sit just above the deck.  That is, the edge of the tub is not supposed to carry the