ITW Construction Blog

Before I started toiling for a building supply business, I was just another residential electrician doing wiring installation work on modern homes being built in my city’s greater metropolitan area. After there was a housing shortage during the pandemic, a lot of developers started building in earnest. While I had good task security at the […]

The last thing I thought I wanted at this age was to downsize. For years I dreamed of finally owning a bunch of land with a large apartment overlooking a lake or pond. When I finally achieved those dreams in my 30s, I wasn’t sure how to guess about having it all at last. I […]

This past year has been full of insane amounts of precipitation, be it rain, snow, or hail. The winter came with blizzards during every month and knocked out my power on four separate occasions. Thankfully I have a supplemental heating system hooked up to a storm generator for these exact situations. Some of my poor […]

There are some products that are seen as huge innovations at first before falling out of use for important reasons a few years later. In the 1880s manufacturers started using asbestos as an insulator because of its natural fibrous texture, but in the 1970s studies began to indicate its severe impact on respiratory health. Buildings […]

There are a lot of clever DIY tutorials on the internet, but some of my favorites are the ones outlining unique ways to make homemade tools. When I started my woodworking hobby, I wanted to learn the process of chisling and sculpting knife handles to go with other projects I was working on simultaneously. This […]

Who knows how long it will take for rebar tie wire production levels to return to normal again I don’t know how I feel about all of the construction going up in this area. On the one hand, it made my property value increase and gave me some serious equity on my house that I […]

Supply lines are still troublesome for a lot of industries, but I remember when things were so bad in the beginning that you couldn’t even find toilet paper for a large amount of time. There was a huge incentive to buy and hoard it when you could find it, which bled over into all of […]

Did you think that you can make a actually strong chisel out of rebar? I l acquired this trick way back in the beginning when I first started toiling as an ironworker. Someone told myself and others that the best way to sharpen metal is with metal. Rebar is one of the strongest materials. It […]

My wifey’s parents were talking about fixing up their driveway. I provided my knowledge plus comprehension to help them do the job right. My wifey’s dad was actually ecstatic with the suggestion plus she provided to buy all of the supplies plus help with the job. I explained in superb detail how the project would […]

Stainless steel rebar tie wire can be used in a number of different applications. It has unmatched service life, weather resistance, affordability, and durability. Rebar tie wire is available in a number of different sizes. I use 16 gauge bundles of galvanized rebar tie wire. I order the rebar tie wire from a company here […]

A couple of months ago, I made a big mistake when I was ordering items for a project. I had to order rebar tie wire from a company online. I needed several different sizes of rebar tie wire. I ordered 16 gauge galvanized wire with a zinc coating. I like getting wire with zinc coating, […]