Materials
Handling and Storing Materials Without Damage
Damaged material is a cost nobody quotes for. Most of it comes from how it was carried and where it was set down.
Drywall
Store sheets on edge against a solid wall, not flat on a floor that will be walked on. Flat stacks absorb moisture from slabs and crack at the corners.
Two people, one at each end, gripping the long edge — carrying a sheet by the middle is how corners break.
Tile and stone
Keep boxes off the slab on a pallet or scrap lumber. Never stack tile boxes more than shoulder height.
Open one box from each lot and compare shade before installation day, not during.
Flooring
Wood and LVP need acclimation time inside the conditioned space. Stack boxes flat, in the room where they will be installed, with airflow around them.
In Houston humidity, acclimation matters more than most manufacturers' minimums suggest.
Cabinets and trim
Cabinets stay in the box until the room is ready. Trim goes on a flat, level surface — leaning long trim against a wall bows it in a day.
Track what arrived
Count and photograph every delivery the day it lands. Short shipments discovered a week later rarely get credited.
Unload once, in the right place, with the right number of hands. Everything after that is cheaper.
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