Industry Tips and Tutorials

The price of lumber skyrocketed in 2020—here's what's behind the crisis in today's lumber industry.

What materials should you use to build a home, and how do you prevent mold and rot? In today's post, Mark LaLiberte of Construction Instruction walks us through eight simple rules for building durable homes.

In this featured post from THISisCarpentry, Gary Katz shares valuable perspective on the importance of trade careers and a checklist of tips to ensure you always make the best impression on your clients.

In this Energy Retrofit series, you’ll learn how to understand your home’s energy equilibrium and the factors that can impact it.

Installing baseboards is all about achieving the right angles. Find out how to get accurate miter saw angles every time in this post from our friends at THISisCarpentry. 

As we enter the new year, we're taking a moment to appreciate our community.

Seattle’s Wood Technology Center is keeping the city’s carpentry roots alive through cutting-edge education.

Today, we're sitting down with Mark to talk about the future of energy efficiency—and how it's changing the landscape of construction as we know it. 

Building successful supplier/customer relationships is an important part of working in this industry. Here's how we maintain great relationships at Dunn Lumber. 

Throughout the month of November, we're helping Dunn customers double their cash donations to Northwest Harvest to help hungry families across Washington. 

Dunn Lumber recently partnered with Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King County on a home repair for a family in need.

In part 11 of our Energy Retrofit Series, we're talking modern homes—and the pitfalls to look out for when it comes to working on them.