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3 ways to avoid defects in construction

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Material defects. Material defects happen when building material gets damaged—whether the defects come straight from the manufacturer or the damage occurs on site. These types of defects can be particularly expensive; it’s not uncommon to only notice material defects after a contractor uses them in the project.

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What is a submittal in construction? A comprehensive guide

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Each expert has a crucial role, including approving design changes, guiding the contractor, etc. The submittals include samples, drawings, project data, material listings, quality assurance, etc. Many types of documents during construction make up submittals. Many types of documents during construction make up submittals.

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What is a submittal in construction? A comprehensive guide

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Each expert has a crucial role, including approving design changes, guiding the contractor, etc. The submittals include samples, drawings, project data, material listings, quality assurance, etc. Many types of documents during construction make up submittals. Many types of documents during construction make up submittals.

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Substitute materials: Weighing pros and cons in exterior restoration

Construction Specifier

While repairing and salvaging existing materials is generally regarded as the first choice when addressing deterioration in exterior restoration projects, replacing some amount of material is often unavoidable. Existing is the material that is currently present, original is the material used when the building was constructed.

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What is a submittal in construction? A comprehensive guide

Lets Build

Each expert has a crucial role, including approving design changes, guiding the contractor, etc. The submittals include samples, drawings, project data, material listings, quality assurance, etc. Many types of documents during construction make up submittals. Many types of documents during construction make up submittals.

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Three Easy Steps to Building a Commercial Building

Wolgast Corporation

Whether it is a healthcare practice, manufacturing facility, office building, auto dealership, or restaurant, or if it is new construction or a remodel, we use the steps or phases of Design-Build construction to break down the commercial construction process most efficiently for our clients.

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What’s the difference between RFIs, Submittals and Specifications?

Fieldwire

The construction RFI is a formal written process in which parties, such as the contractor and designer, clarify information gaps in construction documents. A key difference between the two is that submittals go into more detail and assure that contractors understand the design intent of the client and architects.