From The Detroit News | By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein DETROIT, August 8, 2024 ~ It’s been a great ride. These past several years have seen an explosion in requests for the services of building contractors. Pent-up demand for…
From The Detroit News | By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein DETROIT, July 25, 2024 ~ Years ago, we were visiting Toronto for a weekend and decided to sup at an exclusive, and quite expensive, French restaurant. It was a…
From The Detroit News | By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein DETROIT, July 11, 2024 ~ People are funny. The construction industry has tried for years to sell us on the benefits of well-built homes that will save energy and…
From The Detroit News | By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein DETROIT, June 27, 2024 ~ Keep cool. Sounds like a hipster admonition from the ’60s, but it is applicable today as we kick off summer with a streak of…
From The Detroit News | By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein DETROIT, June 20, 2024 ~ It’s just dirt, right? The pieces of earth we build homes on are often referred to as “dirt” when discussing the cost of housing,…
From The Detroit News | By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein DETROIT, June 13, 2024 ~ If you are a regular listener to the Inside Outside Guys, you are aware we have begun a series of public service announcements, PSAs,…
From The Detroit News | By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein DETROIT, June 6, 2024 ~ Why do buildings have windows? It seems a bit crazy to design secure shelter against enemies and the environment only to construct openings in…
From The Detroit News | By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein DETROIT, May 30, 2024 ~ We keep our place up north conditioned year-round so we can visit it in June or January. On a recent trip to the lake,…
From The Detroit News | By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein DETROIT, May 23, 2024 ~ Does every house in the Midwest need rain gutters? Does every house in the Midwest that has rain gutters have them properly installed, maintained…
From The Detroit News | By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein DETROIT, May 16, 2024 ~ The national housing shortage is very real. Michigan alone is projected to have a shortfall this year of more than 160,000 units. Affordability is…