Build & Renovate

Six service segments · Roofing · Restoration · Garage Door · Exteriors · General Contracting · Home Building

For the owner of a building, roofing or renovation business. What changed in the rules, what it costs, and what to do about it — every other Monday, free to read and free to print.

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Issue 001 · Monday 17 August 2026

A 50% tariff on Canadian cement, plywood and furniture takes effect August 19 under a century-old trade law, even as softwood lumber duties keep falling

OSHA proposed a $172,324 roofing-fall fine, California's contractor workers'-comp fines doubled to $10,000-$20,000, Sherwin-Williams raised paint 9% and bulk solvent 18% on May 1, and impact windows now cost $1,200 to $2,250 more per project — every claim sourced.

12 items · 3 charts · 6 segments

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