Bacon might steal the opening, but the real feast here is a tour of where homebuilding is headed—and how to make smarter choices without spending more than you need. We dig into the surprising benefits of building smaller, then show how thoughtful design—10-foot ceilings, full-height storage, and slab-on-grade shop-plus-suite layouts—can turn compact footprints into flexible, livable homes that age with you. From there we move into resilience. Fortified roofs with better nails, sealed underl...
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Bacon might steal the opening, but the real feast here is a tour of where homebuilding is headed—and how to make smarter choices without spending more than you need. We dig into the surprising benefits of building smaller, then show how thoughtful design—10-foot ceilings, full-height storage, and slab-on-grade shop-plus-suite layouts—can turn compact footprints into flexible, livable homes that age with you. From there we move into resilience. Fortified roofs with better nails, sealed underl...
How Tariffs Could Reshape the Home Building Industry
The Carolina Contractor Show
33 minutes
9 months ago
How Tariffs Could Reshape the Home Building Industry
What if tariffs could shape the future of home building and redefine the housing market landscape? Tune in to the Carolina Contractor Show as we, your hosts Donnie Blanchard and Eric Smith, unravel the complex web of tariffs and their surprising effects on the construction industry. With our signature humor, we kick off with a nod to the tariffs set by Donald Trump, before steering into how these trade policies have impacted the cost of materials like lumber, concrete, and bricks. Discover ho...
The Carolina Contractor Show
Bacon might steal the opening, but the real feast here is a tour of where homebuilding is headed—and how to make smarter choices without spending more than you need. We dig into the surprising benefits of building smaller, then show how thoughtful design—10-foot ceilings, full-height storage, and slab-on-grade shop-plus-suite layouts—can turn compact footprints into flexible, livable homes that age with you. From there we move into resilience. Fortified roofs with better nails, sealed underl...
