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You can really save significant money if you use the Internet instead of your car to buy tools and home improvement products for your home. Why? Simple! Convenience! Big box stores do not always have the lowest prices for things as their ads say. ... [... more]
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I routinely grant interviews. The fastest and best way to get in touch with me is via email. If an email is sent during normal bsuiness hours Eastern Standard Time, I usually will respond within hours. You and I can advance immediately to the ... [... more]
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Air conditioners remove humidity to keep us cool. An air conditioning unit that is too large or too small will fail to keep us comfortable. Heat gain helps determine the correct air conditioner size. Take note of these tips to keep heat out of ... [... more]
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Several minutes after you Click the Submit Form button below, go check your email box for an answer. Please fill out all parts of this very handy form: Since I will be helping you by answering your question, it would help me to know your age. ... [... more]
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A Category Banner Ad is a traditional graphic ad that sits at the very top of any category page just under the Ask the Builder masthead graphic. The banner ads are 625 pixels wide by 90 pixels high. Your graphic team can develop any banner using ... [... more]
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Hardwood Floor Installation
The first thing you need to do before you start the job is get the hardwood flooring into your home and let it acclimate to the indoor humidity and temperature. Although this acclimation period can be achieved in three or four days, I recommend ... [... more]
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Old Hardwood Floor Finishes
Furthermore, it is also possible a past owner of the home applied wax to the finish. If wax is present, you must remove it before you do any application of a new urethane. The screening process will not remove all of the wax, if it is present. ... [... more]
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Bamboo Flooring
It is possible to make mistakes when installing bamboo flooring. Perhaps the biggest mistake is to ignore the mandatory acclimatization requirement. Since bamboo is a hygroscopic material that expands and contracts with changes in moisture ... [... more]
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Preventing Squeaky Floors
As you might imagine, knowing the causes, allows you to be proactive in preventing floor squeaks in your new home. I encourage frank discussions with the builder or the sub-division sales agent during the planning stages. Ask pointed questions as ... [... more]
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Slate Flooring Installation
Slate can be installed on a wood subfloor if the wood flooring is a minimum of one and one quarter inches thick. You can do this by applying half-inch thick plywood over a traditional three-quarter inch thick subfloor material. Screw the ... [... more]
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Getting A New Hardwood Floor Level
There are wood subfloors that are very hardwood-friendly. Wood floor systems framed with engineered wood I joists or those made from floor trusses often are extremely flat or in the same plane. Those wood floors framed with traditional solid-wood ... [... more]
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