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Basement Remodel In Construction, Repair, & Improvement - more than a month ago |
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Finishing the basement can add allot of practicality and comfort. It can be configured to provide guest bed and bath, recreational activities for the family or a high tech entertainment theatre.
In the case of entertainment, consider having the contractor install outlets, video cable and speaker wire for surround systems. Even specialty lighting connected to a remote dimmer control.
Also....
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Gazebo In Construction, Repair, & Improvement - more than a month ago |
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There is a large variety of Gazebo designs, kits and manufacturers. Some are built as an enclosure and others built opened to the weather.
In March a friend of mine purchased a 9ft. octagon, aluminum gazebo kit he purchased from Sam's Club for about a grand. I assembled it in a couple of days and bolted the eight posts to pre-leveled mortar pilons - 12" wide, 24" deep, poured into....
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Contractors - Part I In Construction, Repair, & Improvement - more than a month ago |
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Planning & Mid-course Changes
In this series I'll be chatting about scenarios that can sour relations between consumers and contractors, enhance good relations or cause a project to go bad.
One of the occupational pitfalls of remodeling has to do with the planning. Usually it is the customer who is either ill informed or for lack of a better term, caught in his/her own biases....
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Going Green: Strawbale Home In Construction, Repair, & Improvement - more than a month ago |
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Straw is the left-over stalk left to waste after grain harvests. The cost of purchasing bales is commonly a few pennies above the cost of clearing and transport. Small bales may range from $1.50 US to as much as $6.00 US, depending on the distance or cost of transporting them.
Bale straw is a durable, low cost, super efficient bi-product that can provide comfortable, low energy living. Homes....
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Going Green: Strawbale Home In Construction, Repair, & Improvement - more than a month ago |
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Straw is the left-over stalk left to waste after grain harvests. The cost of purchasing bales is commonly a few pennies above the cost of clearing and transport. Small bales may range from $1.50 US to as much as $6.00 US, depending on the distance or cost of transporting them.
Bale straw is a durable, low cost, super efficient bi-product that can provide comfortable, low energy living. Homes....
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Going Green: Strawbale Home In Construction, Repair, & Improvement - more than a month ago |
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Straw is the left-over stalk left to waste after grain harvests. The cost of purchasing bales is commonly a few pennies above the cost of clearing and transport. Small bales may range from $1.50 US to as much as $6.00 US, depending on the distance or cost of transporting them.
Bale straw is a durable, low cost, super efficient bi-product that can provide comfortable, low energy living. Homes....
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Going Green: Strawbale Home In Construction, Repair, & Improvement - more than a month ago |
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Straw is the left-over stalk left to waste after grain harvests. The cost of purchasing bales is commonly a few pennies above the cost of clearing and transport. Small bales may range from $1.50 US to as much as $6.00 US, depending on the distance or cost of transporting them.
Bale straw is a durable, low cost, super efficient bi-product that can provide comfortable, low energy living. Homes....
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Deck Maintenance In Construction, Repair, & Improvement - more than a month ago |
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Decks are functional and can be a compliment to the backyard atmosphere or an eyesore. Rotten or discolored deck boards can put a damper on BBQ's.
A deck worth keeping should be inspected and maintained at least once a year. Cleaning with a pressure sprayer is ok if the deck is built of CCA treated dense pine. In the case of Cedar or Redwood, a pressure sprayer is not advisable. There are....
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Contractors - Part III In Construction, Repair, & Improvement - more than a month ago |
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Contract Options
Your contract should be arranged to include the standard articles between the contractor and the consumer with a detailed description of the work to be performed, a budget and some details about product quality being installed.
A good contract should include the following elements or articles;
(1.) Names and locations of the contractor and home owner and address....
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Contractors - Part II In Construction, Repair, & Improvement - more than a month ago |
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Coordination & Delays:
Besides mid-course changes there will be supply and scheduling issues that may occur. This has to do with 'special-order' products that may take days or weeks to arrive. When the contractor or salesman makes his intitial estimate for the consumer, he should be familiar with the vendor or distributor of building products or check by phone for product....
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