The finish matters!

In gymnastics it is obvious as you see the gymnasts arch their backs and salute with their hands in the air. In football it is obvious that you need to keep your foot in bounds if you want a run, a pass, or a score to count. What you may not always realize, however, is that the finish matters even if you are not an athlete. When you are building a home or an office space, for instance, how you finish a space also matters. With the use of sleek stealth access panels, for example, you can make sure that even the storage areas of your home look their best. From the use of the right kind of staple guns to the professional application of tape guns, it is important that you complete a space with the highest materials so that the finished product will look its best.

Stealth access panels are just one of the ways that your builder can demonstrate that they are paying attention to the details that will make your home or your business stand out from the crowd. Other efforts, however, are important as well. Finding a builder who pays attention to using the highest quality materials, in fact, not only adds beauty to the space that you will enjoy, but also adds value to a property that you may sell at a later date.

Consider some of these facts and figures about the construction industry and the many decisions that builders can make to create the strongest finish to any project they are working on:

• Rolls and batts, loose-fill, rigid foam, and foam-in-place are generally the four types of insulation used in the building process.
• Foam-in-place insulation can be used for small sealing needs and comes in two types, closed-cell and open-cell. Both of these types are made with polyurethane.
• It is important to work with a builder who is known for used the highest quality insulation because heating and cooling account for 50% of the energy that is uses in the average home.
• In fact, additional spray foam insulations can cut monthly AC and heating costs as much as 60%.
• Although the initial investment can be significantly more expensive, exterior insulated finish systems (EIFS) can reduce air infiltration in a wall as much as 55% when compared to wood or brick construction.