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New Curb Appeal Products for 2011 Ready to spruce up your home’s exterior this year? Several recently-introduced products are designed to add curb appeal to your house while making maintenance hassles disappear. Start by looking at the top of your home. If your roof appears old and dingy, or if it’s leaking or wearing thin,…
Fail-Safe Form Footer System When at the 2010 Remodeling Show in Baltimore I came across a booth that had a pretty cool footing system called the Fail-Safe Form Footer. The Fail-Safe Form Footer was invented to reduce the risk of footer failure in the building and deck industry. Designed to conform to the I.R.C. 2006 Building Codes for…
Every week I give a tool or accessory to a lucky email subscriber. This weeks winner is Eric Seberg from Bellevue, NE. Eric will recieve a BORA Multi-Angle Adjustable Square from Affinity Tools. For those of you who are not familiar with the BORA Multi-Angle Adjustable Square , it had pre-set angle positions that lock securely in place,…
KOHLER’S BRYANT SINKS OFFER QUALITY AND TRANSITIONAL Kohler’s popular self-rimming style allows easy replacement or installation in new construction. The Bryant sink has a durable vitreous construction in two self-rimming shapes. Features: • The new Bryant lavatory is available in two popular sizes: 20” x 16.5” oval and 19” round. • The self-rimming design makes both…
Credits For Energy-Smart Remodeling The $858 billion federal tax bill signed into law by President Obama on Dec. 17 had both good and bad things for American homeowners. The legislation slashed the popular tax credits for energy-efficient remodeling from the current 30 percent of an improvement’s cost ($1,500 maximum per taxpayer) to just a 10 percent…
SCHLAGE’S NEW SECUREKEY™ HIGH-SECURITY DOOR LOCKS CAN BE REKEYED IN SECONDS WITHOUT BEING REMOVED FROM DOOR Shlage’s new lock design enables homeowners to re-key locks and deadbolts in two easy steps with no extra tools. Imagine if you could change the locks in your home without actually replacing them or calling in a locksmith to re-key them. …
SUSTAINABLE RESIDENTIAL DESIGN: INCREASING ENERGY EFFICIENCY An increasingly important component of residential design and construction is sustainable design. Sustainable Residential Design is basically wise decision making about materials and land use and maximizing a site and building energy efficiency. There are many ways that your architect can help you save energy in your existing home or…
Portsmouth™ Collection from American Standard Water Efficient Bathroom Collection Sparkles with Old World Charm Characterized by exquisite detail and workmanship that is reminiscent of Colonial Virginia, the Portsmouth Collection extends throughout the bath with a complete range of solid brass bathroom faucets. Beneath its traditional styling, all Portsmouth bathroom sink models are WaterSense®-certified for water…
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