HOUSING INDUSTRY RESEARCH CENTER

  DID YOU KNOW - THAT THE AVERAGE LIFE OF A SMOKE DETECTOR IS FIVE (5) YEARS.   IS YOURS WORKING????

HOUSING INDUSTRY RESEARCH CENTER 

It's Not just for Housing Industry Professionals

The Housing Industry Research Center serves both the professional and general public sector interested or involved in the housing/building industry.  Wether you're a first time home buyer/seller or a time tested general contractor of 40 years - this site is for you.  No where else on the web will you find such a wide variety of information all packed into one site.  I welcome your suggestions and encourage you to contact me personally at jbowman127@msn.com 

Best Regards,

John Bowman, Founder  

 BUILDING SERVICE DIRECTORY

Need to contact a Building Official or other local authority having jurisdiction.  Perhaps you're looking for a Home/Commercial  Inspector or other professional such as an electrician, plumber, appraisor, expert witness services, etc.

Our Building Service Directory sections lists each state broken down into individual cities, towns, counties, townships and even some neighborhoods. 

HOUSING INDUSTRY GLOSSARY

Need a construction term or system defined.  Check out our section that is jam packed with thousands of construction terms along with their definitions.

HOW OLD IS YOUR FURNACE OR WATER HEATER?

A comprehensive listing of HVAC equipment and their serial number nomenclature that explains in detail how to determine the age of most popular brands of furnaces, air conditioning units, heat pumps, water heaters, etc. 

HVAC Equipment - Age Info

Construction Calculators and Estimating

See our Calculate and Design  section.  A little bit of something for everyone. 

Deck Building Estimator - Design your deck on-line and get a complete listing of material.

Flooring Estimator - Determine how many board feet or yards of flooring material you will need.

Brick Estimator - Determine how many bricks you will need.

Concrete Estimator - Determine how many yards of concrete you will need to pour that foundation, sidewalk or driveway.

Plus many others such as electrical, sheetrock, paint and roofing calculators.

Calculate and Design 

What's New This Month

7 Feb 2010 - New Business Advertised

Meyer Home Inspections www.meyerhomeinspection.com - Michigan Home Inspector

New Page - What's New added

2 Feb 2010 - Westinghouse HVAC page revised. 

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