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HVAC Comfortech Tuesday July 31 2007
Well over 200 suppliers and exhibitors will be displaying the latest technologies and products at the product showcase. This is a great way to ensure your company is keeping...Read more about
HVAC Comfortech
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Gulf Coast Building & Remodeling Expo Tuesday July 31 2007
In addition to exhibits and educational seminars, the Gulf Coast Building and Remodeling Expo is proud to feature redecorating and remodeling expert Frank Bielic at this...Read more about
Gulf Coast Building & Remodeling Expo
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Ecobuild Fall Tuesday July 31 2007
The meat of the convention is a cutting-edge 3-day program of over 100 technical sessions. You don't need to be convinced of the direction of green building. You're probably...Read mroe about
Ecobuild Fall
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Construct Seattle Annual Conference and Exposition Tuesday July 31 2007
Construct Seattle is home to over 150 exhibits and over 40 seminars and presentations during this two day industry extravaganza. The convention is geared towards everyone...Read more about
Construct Seattle
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Annual DesignTrends Seattle Interior Design Show Tuesday July 31 2007
The Interior Design show is home to hundreds of exhibits and over 40 presentations, workshops, and seminars during this two day interior design bonanza. The show is geared...Read more about
DesignTrends
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Framing Rake Walls Thursday November 09 2006
Rake walls are common in house design, but building them is far from routine. Unless you have developed a standard method for framing these walls, the first time you encounter a complex...
Rake Walls
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Retrofitting a Whirlpool Tub Tuesday November 07 2006
In recent years, an increasing number of my bathroom remodeling customers have been requesting whirlpool tubs, which require more careful planning to install than...Read more about
Whirlpool Retrofit
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Reroofing Over Asphalt Shingles Wednesday November 08 2006
As a roofing contractor doing business in my hometown for more than 20 years, I consider it my obligation to give customers the best value for their money. When their...Read more about
Reroofing Over Asphalt Shingles
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Troubleshooting Roof Leaks: Problems & Solutions Wednesday November 08 2006
As an architect who has worked with the roofing industry since 1977, I often inspect leaking roofs. I have found that poor flashing details - at penetrations, at roof edges, or where...Read more on
Roof Leaks
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Avoiding Moisture Problems in Cooling Climates Wednesday November 08 2006
To build long-lasting, energy-efficient, healthy houses in the Florida peninsula and Gulf Coast regions of the United States, builders must take into account the unique...Read more about
Moisture Problems
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Backfill: Up-to-Date Roof Wednesday November 08 2006
Bennington, Vermont, is located at the southern edge of a historic slate-quarrying region that stretches along more than 50 miles of the Vermont/New York state line...Read more about
Slate Roof Comeback
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Energy-Efficient Cathedral Ceilings Wednesday November 08 2006
As a builder in the Energy-Crafted Homes (ECH) program in Massachusetts, I've been putting together energy-efficient houses for years. Homes in the program have to meet...Read more about
Cathedral Ceilings
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Repiping With PEX Wednesday November 08 2006
Where I work in southern California, "aggressive" water is a major problem. This catch-all term refers to high alkalinity or high mineral or gas content in the water that causes the...Read more about
Repiping With PEX
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Sealing and Flashing Metal Roofs Wednesday November 08 2006
Sealants are rarely used on barn roofs because the roof slopes are typically steep enough that rain and snow drain off in true watershed fashion. But house roofs, with dormers...Read more about
Metal Roof Repair
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Plastic Plumbing Comes of Age Wednesday November 08 2006
If your plumber is up-to-date, you may have heard of a new product for potable water piping and tubing. In fact, this product is not so new: PEX has been available for potable...Read more about
Plastic Plumbing
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Home Design and Remodeling Show: Ft. Lauderdale Tuesday July 31 2007
Some home improvement conventions and tradeshows encourage vendors to exhibit their products and quickly find some keynote speaker or professional seminars. The Home Design...Read more about
Home Design and Remodeling Show
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Backfill: Unstoppable Force Meets Immovable Flange Wednesday November 08 2006
I recently replaced an older, water-guzzling toilet with a low-flow model. The old toilet had been installed over a ceramic tile floor on a concrete slab, so I anticipated an...Read more about
Toilet Backfill
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Pan Flashing a Chimney Wednesday November 08 2006
For many decades on Cape Cod, masons have routinely used a single, large sheet of lead to create a through-pan flashing for their chimneys. The main reasons for using lead pan...Read more about
Chimney Flashing
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Remodeler's Journal: Cleaning Up After the Storm Wednesday November 08 2006
I slept through Hurricane Fran in September of 1996. Because the North Carolina Piedmont is 150 miles inland, I assumed there was nothing to worry about. As daylight came and I got...Read more about
Storm Cleanup
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Getting Quality from Fiberglass Insulation Wednesday November 08 2006
My company specializes in high-quality insulation work, in both new construction and retrofit applications. We also provide energy consulting and energy audits that include...Read more on
Fiberglass Insulation
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Plumbing Problem-Solvers Wednesday November 08 2006
Most contractors are happy leaving pipes, fittings, and bath fixtures to the plumber, but at some point you're likely to get your feet wet dealing with some kind of plumbing...Read more about
Plumbing Problems Solved
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Indoor Mold Causes and Cures Wednesday November 08 2006
Over the last few years, "mold" has turned into the ugliest four-letter word on the job site. The mold monster has become the bane of builders, insurers realtors, and homeowners...Read more about
Indoor Mold Causes
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Builder Blunders Wednesday November 08 2006
One thing I've learned from investigating problems with wood in residential construction is that everybody makes mistakes. Most are minor lapses that don't rise above punch lists...Read on about
Builder Blunders
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Backfill: Subtle Soffit Vent Wednesday November 08 2006
We pay as much attention to the quality of our exterior trim as we do the interior trim on the upscale houses we build, so we don't want to see ugly strip vents or round metal...Read more about
Soffit Vents
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Low-Slope Reroof with EPDM Wednesday November 08 2006
While weighing the options for replacing a small, low-slope, porch hip roof, I quickly rejected half-lap, mineral-surfaced roll roofing. It would have to be redone or coated...Read more about
Reroofing with EPDM
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Have Asphalt Shingles Improved? Wednesday November 08 2006
Asphalt shingles have been a familiar standby for more than 100 years. Over time, they've come to dominate the steep-slope roofing market, accounting for 80% to 90% of all...Read more about
Asphalt Shingle Improvement
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Plumbing Pitfalls for Bathroom Remodels Wednesday November 08 2006
Beginning contractors often make the mistake of pumping up a customer's early expectations, only to discover unresolved issues and problems later that cause the cost of the jo...Read more about
Plumbing Pitfalls
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Fine Tuning Forced-Air Heat Thursday November 09 2006
Hydronic, or hot water, heating has been standard for years in many parts of the U.S. It is seeing a surge in popularity at present, mainly because of the increasing use of radiant...Read more about
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Concrete Basics Wednesday October 11 2006
Ready-mix plants all around the country sell hundreds of different concrete mixes. Fine-tuning your mix and your techniques can get pretty complicated. But you can usually do...
Concrete Basics
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Engineered Exterior Trim Wednesday October 11 2006
More and more customers are insisting on low-maintenance exteriors, while builders are facing rising prices for quality lumber. So when it comes time to choose exterior trim...
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Running a Handyman Sideline Wednesday November 08 2006
Although most handyman businesses are one-pickup operations with low overhead and no employees, that's not the only possible business model. I own a full-service kitchen-and-bath...Read more about
Running a Handyman Sideline
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Keeping the Design Phase on Track Wednesday November 08 2006
I've long appeciated the advantages of design/build. This approach to construction removes you from the rat race of competitive bidding. It enables you to get reimbursed for the...Read more about
Design Phase
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Roofing With Concrete Tile Wednesday November 08 2006
Our roofing company is located in Southern California, where most houses are roofed with concrete tiles. Until 30 or 40 years ago, almost all roof tiles installed in the United...Read more about
Concrete Roofing Tiles
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Hiring an Architect Wednesday November 08 2006
How often do you pass a residential construction project in your town and think, "Now, that's a good design"? And how often do you pass a project and shake your head in disbelief...Read more about
Hiring an Architect
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National Electrical Contractors Convention and Trade Show Friday July 27 2007
NECA is the premier trade show for the electrical, power, cabling industries. Along with meeting the manufacturers, inventors, engineers, distributors, and consultants that make...Read more about
National Electrical Contractors Convention
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Designing Better Kitchens Tuesday November 07 2006
Often I'll visit a recently finished home where the kitchen has obviously been given a lot of attention but doesn't really work well for the homeowners. Sometimes this is...Read more about
Kitchen Design
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National Pavement Expo Tuesday July 31 2007
Like many tradeshows and conventions, the latest technology and products will be on display at NPE West. To keep abreast of advancements in the paving industry, you can't...Read more about
National Pavement Expo
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Annual JLC Live Midwest Residential Construction Show Wednesday June 27 2007
I just returned from the JLC Live Show in Minneapolis, 1 of 4 JLC Live trade shows that take place every year. If you live in or near Providence, Minneapolis, LA, or Seattle...Read more about
JLC Live Midwest
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National Association of Elevator Contractors Annual Convention Friday July 27 2007
The National Association of Elevator Contractors Annual Convention is once again a showcase for the elevator industry's most cutting edge technology, business practices...Read more about
National Association of Elevator Contractors Annual Convention
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Home Improvement and Remodeling Show Tuesday July 31 2007
In years past, the convention has hosted over 350 home improvement and remodeling companies, suppliers, and vendors. This year promises to be as big as ever...Read more about
Home Improvement and Remodeling Show
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Where are Drywall Jobs Going? Tuesday February 20 2007
It may surprise you to know they are going online. As frustrating as this might be for most drywall hangers, it is true today and becoming even more true each day. What does...Read more about
Drywall Jobs
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Annual PHCC Convention Tuesday June 05 2007
The Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors Association is having its 125th Annual PHCC Convention in Anaheim, California from Oct 24th thru 27th at the Anaheim Marriott Hotel...Read more about
PHCC Convention
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Annual Kitchen & Bath Design & Remodeling Expo, Northeast Wednesday June 27 2007
The Kitchen & Bath Design and Remodeling Expo, Northeast, is the premier tradeshow for kitchen and bath remodelers in the nation. With close to 100 exhibits, and a full...Read more about
Kitchen & Bath Expo Northeast
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Build Boston: The Annual Build Boston Tradeshow and Convention Tuesday July 17 2007
For more in-depth discussion on specific fields and developments, over 225 workshops will be offered throughout the tradeshow. Special, day-long tutorials will also be held...Read more about
Build Boston
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