ProTradeCraft Construction Training Stage
Live Inside Show Village
ProTradeCraft comes to life on Tuesday and Wednesday at the ProTradeCraft Construction Training Stage and Jobsite Skills Challenge. From 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Construction Training Stage, enjoy in-depth, hands-on demonstrations covering critical roof and wall flashing details, continuous exterior insulation techniques, and multiple exterior siding installations. You’ll also see the installation of a shower unit that requires no sealants.
From 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. on both days during our Block Party—complete with free beer— we’ll feature the Jobsite Skills Challenge, where you can show off your skills, compete, and win prizes or simply watch and enjoy the fun.
On Thursday, the experience goes fully hands-on with a sandbox jobsite, giving you the opportunity to test products yourself and put new techniques into practice.
2026 Schedule
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Liquid Flashing a Window Rough Opening with Fast Flash from Prosoco
A monolithic membrane keeps water out of your framing
- Window pan flashing
- Window back dam
- Interior window air-sealing
Sponsored By:
Prosoco
Bend and Install Roof/Wall Flashings On A Tapco Brake
How to bend and install custom:
- Kickout flashing
- Roof-to-wall flashing
- Valley Flashing
Sponsored By:
Tapco Tools
Install a Sterling Shower With a Screwdriver
A waterproof shower:
- In under 30 minutes
- With no sealants or goop
- Ready for trimout
Sponsored By:
Sterling, a Kohler Company
Critical Transitions Between Multiple Everlast Siding Styles
A durable and beautiful siding install:
- Inside Corner trim
- Horizontal Transition Strip
- Traditional horizontal siding
- Vertical board and batten siding
Sponsored By:
Everlast Advanced Composite Siding
How to Build Resilience into a Home with Propane
Learn how to:
- Boost resilience with diversified fuel sources
- Gain square footage by combining heat and hot water into a wall unit
Sponsored By:
Propane Education & Research Council
Install Quick Click Column and Beam System from ChamClad
How to finish a rough columns and beams
- Clean, modern trim stock
- Including base and cap
Sponsored By:
ChamClad
Jobsite Skills Challenge!
Carve out a little time at IBS for some fun and demonstrate job site skill dominance to your peers! Compete in a handful of standard skills tests including:
- Wrap it Up: Wrap a post with ChamClad’s locking PVC post wrap
- Kickout the Jambs: Bend a custom kickout flashing on a Tapco Brake
- “Is this 16 inches?” Screw off a piece of Everlast exterior trim EXACTLY 16 inches apart
- Shower of Power: Install a modular shower with nothing but an impact driver. With Sterling, a Kohler Company
- Liquid Flashing Lockdown: Apply PROSOCO liquid flashing on a sill plate to the RIGHT (and consistent) thickness
- Standup Dad-Jokes: The final event in the skills challenge is a joke-off. Tired of your day job? Try your hand at stand up comedy! With Propane Education & Research Council
- And more!
Runs from 4:00-5:00PM.
Block Party
A continued tradition to welcome IBS attendees. Network with your peers, relax for a bit and enjoy a free beer from Pro Builder Show Village. Runs from 4:00-6:00pm.
Sponsored By:
ChamClad, Diamond Kote & Waudena Doors
Liquid Flashing for Wall Sheathing with Fast Flash from Prosoco
A spray-or gun-applies airsealing solution:
- Seams between sheathing boards
- Gaps between framing and sheathing
- Wall penetrations
Sponsored By:
Prosoco
Custom Coil Stock Solutions: Columns, Windows and more With a Tapco Brake
Sponsored By:
Tapco Tools
Install a Sterling Shower With a Screwdriver
A waterproof shower:
- In under 30 minutes
- With no sealants or goop
- Ready for trimout
Sponsored By:
Sterling, a Kohler Company
Window and Door Trim Solutions with Everlast Exterior Trim
Built-up window and door moldings using Everlast trim stock
- Craftsman Door Trim
- Backbands
- Window sill transition strip
Sponsored By:
Everlast Advanced Composite Siding
How to Build Resilience into a Home with Propane
Learn how to:
- Boost resilience with diversified fuel sources
- Gain square footage by combining heat and hot water into a wall unit
Sponsored By:
Propane Education & Research Council
Install a Track-Mount PVC Ceiling And Soffit System: ChamClad’s Quick Click Soffit
Install a fast track-mount panels
- Ceiling panels
- Soffit panels
Sponsored By:
ChamClad
Jobsite Skills Challenge!
Carve out a little time at IBS for some fun and demonstrate job site skill dominance to your peers! Compete in a handful of standard skills tests including:
- Wrap it Up: Wrap a post with ChamClad’s locking PVC post wrap
- Kickout the Jambs: Bend a custom kickout flashing on a Tapco Brake
- “Is this 16 inches?” Screw off a piece of Everlast exterior trim EXACTLY 16 inches apart
- Shower of Power: Install a modular shower with nothing but an impact driver. With Sterling, a Kohler Company
- Liquid Flashing Lockdown: Apply PROSOCO liquid flashing on a sill plate to the RIGHT (and consistent) thickness
- Standup Dad-Jokes: The final event in the skills challenge is a joke-off. Tired of your day job? Try your hand at stand up comedy! With Propane Education & Research Council
- And more!
Runs from 4:00-5:00PM.
Block Party
A continued tradition to welcome IBS attendees. Network with your peers, relax for a bit and enjoy a free beer from Pro Builder Show Village. Runs from 4:00-6:00pm.
Sponsored By:
Bosch
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