PORTFOLIO PEOPLE PROCESS STORIES JOBS CONTACT Stories of the Trade Search for: 14 MAY 2021 Insider’s Look: The New Price of Lumber The news is reporting in that the price of a lumber package for a single-family home has increased by an average of $36,000 per home. This increase reflects one that the market has never seen before and hopefully will never see again. But the truth is that this issue of lumber prices is a narrow -Read More 22 MAY 2020 5 Steps to Switching Contractors Is your builder driving you crazy? This blog walks you through steps to switch contractors. -Read More 16 JANUARY 2020 A Day in the Life at Earthtone: Perspective from one of our field superintendents. -Play Video 11 DECEMBER 2019 Construction Costs and Budgeting In today’s ever changing building & energy codes, availability of cutting edge materials and escalating labor costs, how do you control the cost of construction? How do you ensure that the design path is in-line with your budget and comfort zone? To ensure a project’s feasibility, an experienced and reputable General Contractor (GC) can play -Read More 19 AUGUST 2019 Apartment Renovations and ROI In today’s market, many apartment complex owners must compete for tenants by offering the amenities and luxuries that their market place dictates and those that the clients expect to see. The investments made for renovations and creature comforts can vary drastically based what part of the country the real estate is located & what the -Read More 17 JULY 2019 Five Things to Look for When Buying a Piece of Land As a builder, I’m often asked by clients what they should look for when buying a piece of land. Here’s a quick list of some important things that should be taken into account, before plonking down hundreds of thousands of dollars: Zoning: Will local planning allow you to build, if so what requirements do they have. -Read More 27 MARCH 2012 The Greenscene from Andy’s Perspective – North Bay Biz The construction industry is awash with green, from LEED through Build It Green, certifications for repurposing materials or using renewable resources, to advocating for recycling and repurposing, investing in renewable energy and finding better ways to manage resources. But some of the most progressive practices are actually found in interactions with community and customers. Sustainable -Read More 05 MAY 2019 A Green Door for the Green Family It’s always satisfying to re-purpose a material and give it new life by turning it into something else. Right now I’m busy in the shop making a new entry door for my clients. The wood I’m using is reclaimed Douglas Fir salvaged from bleachers out of the University of Southern Illinois (credit to our friends -Read More 27 FEBRUARY 2019 Eight Ways to Reduce Your Home Energy Use There must be hundreds of these lists around and there’s plenty of opinions on what are the most important things to do to make your house cozier. Surprisingly in our research we’ve found that some of the biggest cost savings are actually the least expensive things to do. With that in mind I’ve listed 8 -Read More 12 NOVEMBER 2018 Bread Bread – it doesn’t get much simpler. Every day for lunch, my mum would pack me half a loaf worth of sandwiches. At Saturday teatime she’d butter a loaf, put it on the table and it would be gone in 30 seconds. As kids, if we ate coleslaw, smashed banana and sugar, marmite and cream -Read More 1 2 » © 2021 Earthtone Construction. All rights reserved. Website Design: Sevenfold Creative.com