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Designing A Fireplace Mantle and Flanking Bookcase The image below is one I use to give clients ideas on bookcase and mantle design. A fireplace mantle and flanking bookcase seems to be a popular one these days. Besides using design magazine and manufacturer catalogs this simple image spells out the following: ABOVE IMAGE – LEFT…
Sexting is sharing sexually explicit photos, videos and chat by cell phone or online and is a fairly common activity among young people, despite potential negative consequences for those who do it. According to an Associated Press-MTV poll more than a quarter of young people have been involved in sexting in some form. Nearly half…
Green Roofs May Reduce Carbon Planting the rooftops in Detroit would have the same environmental benefit as removing 10,000 SUVs from the road, a new study shows. Michigan State University researchers found that planting vegetation on roofs can store heat-trapping carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The theory that green roofs combat pollution is not a…
The 2009-2010 Remodeling Cost vs. Value is out. Over the years this report has been a great barometer of the residential remodeling and real estate markets. The most obvious result is that the remodeling market has become fiercely competitive leading to many remodelers laying off, reducing overhead, and working for less profit in order to…
Look to Your Past Clients For New work: In this economy of bankruptcy and unemployment it’s been very difficult finding new remodeling clients. Now more than ever is a time for remodeler’s to take a step back and look and take steps toward learning how to find work. Past Clients are Most Lucrative and Successful…
Time Management and Being Productive It always seems that there is never enough time in the day or days in the week to get things done. Time management for me its balancing a full time career, a part time job, estimates, carpentry billing, family, driving to sporting events, and home maintenance. So what gives? What…
Best Practice: Foam Insulation For Windows For years builders and remodeling contractors have been stuffing fiberglass insulation between the door and window jambs and the house framing as a way of “insulating” or sealing air leaks. Using Foam Insulation To Seal Windows is a better alternative and will seal out air leaks. The problem with…
Weaving Cedar Shingles The picture above shows cedar shingles properly woven into an existing wall of older shingles. The photo below shows how not to do it. In the picture below the shingles were installed into an old window opening and not woven properly. This results in two, large vertical seam lines that…
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