Division 09 - Finishes Archives

Movement Joints in Tile Assemblies

January 24, 2023July 23, 2022

Avoid cracking tile floors with proper joint installation.

Best Practices for Drywall Finishing

February 9, 2022February 4, 2022

Achieving a quality drywall finish is a process, getting it right can be a challenge.

uncoupling membrane for tile installation

Uncoupling Membranes for Tile Installation

January 27, 2022

Installing an uncoupling membrane can avoid messy issues down the road with your tile or stone installation.

Essential Guide To Renovating A Heritage Building

December 6, 2021December 10, 2019

Old Buildings New Faces – How To Guide For Designers and Contractors

Lean Construction – Pull Planning Explained

December 7, 2021September 16, 2019

The latest craze in the construction industry and how to implement it.

Construction Project Closeout

January 26, 2020May 15, 2019

Everyone’s favourite part of the project.

Infographic – LEED in the Construction Industry

January 27, 2018

LEED has been around now for a number of years and is … Read more

Top Five cnstrctr Blog Posts of 2017

December 24, 2017

Our blog work here at cnstrctr started in December 2016, so it goes without saying that the year 2017 has been an important year for us. We’ve introduced a glossary, discussion forum and have written over 40 articles aimed at helping the construction, architecture and engineering industries. We’ve grown our followers on social media accounts by over 1500 followers.

Today we’re going to run through our top five articles of 2017 by traffic generated. Looking forward to continuing this journey with everyone in 2018.

8 Important Items To Include in Your Winter Protection Plan

December 3, 2017

In the words of everyone’s favourite HBO character John Snow “Winter is coming”. For those of you in warm climates, consider yourself lucky, for those of you like us that live in colder climates, it’s time to start planning if you haven’t already. Each year we have a season that demands the most of our construction projects. From making logistics more difficult, freezing liquids, making certain surfaces incompatible winter is a challenging time to work.

Before winter comes you should already have a plan in place on how to deal with the change in conditions. This week we’re running you through eight things that need to be part of your winter protection plan.