Chinese workers are building a concrete walkway in the Shifou Mountains of China. From the looks of it these workers are incredibly brave or insanely crazy! I wouldn’t even walk this path when its all finished. This takes me back to when I had to align my satellite dish on my
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Cement/Concrete/Aggregates Liquid asphalt prices have been responding to higher crude oil prices; ENR’s 20-city average price for PG-58 asphalt oil rose another 0.1% this month following a 0.8% hike in February and a 1.2% hike in January. The combined increases pushed asphalt prices 3% above March 2010’s level. While
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It’s the Economy! First off, I would like to thank toolsinaction.com for giving me the opportunity to write a blog / article on this site. Not only do I have fun doing some type of work around the house, I am an estimator for a large commercial construction general contractor
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The economy is still struggling and there is still uncertainties in the market place. Certain segments are expanding while others are shrinking due to a wide variety of factors. Below we wanted to cover some of the major construction cost for jobs. Cement/Concrete/Aggregates The price for portland cement dropped
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Understanding material cost is very important. Considering how tight profit margins are know, it is important to stay up to date. Professional Power Tool Guide wanted to give you a quick run down of what is happeing in the market place. Cement/Concrete/Aggregates Ready-mix concrete prices held
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The economy has pretty much hit everyone hard. But what usually happens in this type of economy is more price changes for materials. Sometimes the trends tend to adjust rather quickly. We wanted to give you a quick update on some of the major construction material trends. Cement/Concrete/Aggregates Ready-mix
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Here are the figures for the month of January 2010. Let’s put our tools to use and build, build, and build!! Feb 17 Building Permits – The number of building permits issued in January fell from December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 621,000. Permits are still up
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According to the Commerce Department’s announcement on 1/20/2010, 557,000 new home construction projects broke ground last month, down 4.0 percent from November’s upwardly revised data. Meanwhile, almost 11.0 percent more building permits were filed for last month, offering some rather obvious conflicting views with respect to current trends.
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Building Permits – Building permits increased to a 584,000 annualized pace, the highest level since November 2008, from 551,000 in October. While this marked a 6.0% month-over-month increase, permits are still down 7.3% from year-ago levels. – Housing starts rose 8.9% from October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate
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The nation’s construction industry should see modest gains next year, according to the WSJ. This could be due to a rise in single family houses, apartment buildings, and highways and bridges. The increase in these areas will offset drops in commercial and manufacturing property. New development in commercial construction will
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