Happy New Year, Builder Blog readers! May your NYE be merry…stay safe out there. We’re grateful that you chose to read us in 2012…please stick around for 2013! Here’s to a great new year for our industry! Who has fun New Year’s plans? Let us know in the comments.  Image courtesy of chrischapman on Flickr. [...]

Merry Christmas to the Builder Blog readership! We’ll be relaxing and enjoying time with family and friends tomorrow, and we hope everyone here is able to do the same. Who’s got fun holiday plans or traditions? Let us know in the comments. Thanks for reading and we’ll be back on Wednesday.   Image courtesy of [...]

If you are the remodeler for an older home, you might discover all sorts of things about it. Usually the surprise is something unpleasant (“Whoops, we have termites!”). But sometimes you might discover something cool, like a secret room that’s been walled up. FOX News recently shared a story about two homeowners in England who [...]

Looking to “build” something new for the Fourth? Here’s a fun idea courtesy of The Kitchn! Have a well-deserved holiday! If you have a watermelon, don’t waste it after eating the fruit. Instead turn it into a watermelon “keg.” Just cut the top and bottom off, scoop the flesh out and re-attach the pieces. Use [...]

As builders, you spend your time building beautiful structures for people to live, work and play in. But no matter what kind of quality building you build, it’s up to the owners to care for it. And if they don’t? Well, all your hard work and innovation will be down the drain. We found an interesting photo [...]

Since it was just Valentine’s Day yesterday, let’s talk about love, baby! Love and housing that is. We found an interesting article in TIME called Romance & Real Estate. It goes through some differences men and women have with housing, as well as what your housing situation tells a romantic partner. Whether you see this [...]

As we swing in to 2012, let’s take a look back at 2011 and the year’s top builder Blog posts. Here’s what you liked best. Enjoy! http://builderblog.integritywindows.com/integrity-windows-built-to-perform-on-the-ipad-and-iphone http://builderblog.integritywindows.com/buildchat-residential-designer-and-blogger-kelly-morrisseau-on-the-key-to-an-effective-designer-contractor-relationship http://builderblog.integritywindows.com/case-study-leed-silver-certified-home-in-oregon http://builderblog.integritywindows.com/watch-our-dna-video-series-and-well-send-a-free-t-shirt http://builderblog.integritywindows.com/marketing-your-remodeling-business-qa-with-david-west-of-meadowview-construction http://builderblog.integritywindows.com/qa-with-green-builder-matt-risinger-of-risinger-homes http://builderblog.integritywindows.com/greenwich-water-club-case-study http://builderblog.integritywindows.com/extreme-home-makoever-in-etters-pa-uses-integrity-windows http://builderblog.integritywindows.com/buildchat-discussing-green-building-with-green-curmudgeon-carl-seville http://builderblog.integritywindows.com/a-very-small-kitchen  

Secret places in a home are the sort of things you see in movies, like a bookshelf that turns into a door to a hidden room when a book is pulled out. But these rooms do exist in real-life houses, as this slideshow from MSN Real Estate proves. Why would you want a secret room? Well, for [...]

The latest project for hit TV show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is this home in Etters, Pennsylvania, the new home of the Keefer family. Integrity Windows is a proud sponsor of the project, and a window install crew from Advanced Sash & Door spent a long day installing 50 windows in the home. You can meet the [...]

Integrity Windows and Doors recently released seven videos to show what our All Ultrex windows are made of. Tough, rugged, durable – our Ultrex pultruded fiberglass windows are built to perform. Want to see more of what’s in our DNA? Just watch each of the videos here and we’ll send you a free T-shirt.