Gibson HomeBuilders

Timing is everything. The crew is just finishing up the framing by putting in the windows and doors. The roofers will start tomorrow, all their materials were delivered today. The plumber has run his lines today and won't be back until the sheet rockers are done. It never ceases to amaze me that Jim can schedule the flow of materials and workers with such apparent ease. In his absence, the last few days (he is still at the International Builders Convention in Las Vegas) I have been the one on the phone confirming orders, getting extras delivered, and working with the framing crew.

It has been truly amazing to watch our dream home take form. As the rooms take shape we have been able to make minor changes to the plan and layout. Much to Jim's consternation I was able to get him to add a wood burning fireplace in the living room. It was left out of our original plan because of budget limitations. The budget will have to compensate somewhere else to make up for the additional materials and labor. Our framers are terrific and very precise. I told them I was hanging stripped wallpaper so the wall must be plumb and level :-). That is a bit of an inside joke.

My guest today is Don Laughlin President of Laughlin Home Builders, Inc.

Today our topic is Building Science and the latest technologies to making a home energy efficient, user friendly, long lasting and low maintenance.