We've often heard or said "they just don't build them like they used to." In home building, that can often be a good thing. It's not necessarily that we're against craft of older ways, but the performance of the building itself.

Materials and techniques are changing rapidly and it's important to keep up. Because a building is a system, a change in one or more components can affect the way other components work. For instance, in the old days, if a building got wet through water infiltration, there was enough air leakage to dry it out on it's own. However, we now have better ways  to insulate and seal a home,  we create a "tighter" home (one that breathes less on it's own). So we have solved one problem (air infiltration), and if we don't continually study home building, builders can create another problem (In this instance, wet homes. Wet, rotting homes).

That is why Coastline Building continually keeps updated on the latest in building science, design trends, and quality building practices. We do that first by dedicating a fixed time each week for study. We attend numerous education seminars every year. We are members of many professional organizations that provide a wealth of information and feedback. This is one important element that makes us professionals in the home building industry.

So, sorry to say, we just don't build 'em like they used to.