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Gas Fireplaces: Direct Vent vs. Vent-Free
6 commentsIf you don't have a chimney through which to route the flue for a gas fireplace, you have two options: direct vent, and vent-free. But the choice is more fiercely debated than it seems.
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Set Tile Without Mastic or Thinset
5 commentsSkip the mess and stick ceramic tile right to the wall using a new peel and stick mat.
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Green Driveway Paving
2 commentsMany driveways are oversized to provide extra room for backing and turning and parking for occasional guests. Excess pavement often overwhelms a small lot and increases storm water runoff. On a recent project I used blacktop pavement for the high traffic area with Turfstone ™, a green pervious paving alternative around the perimeter for extra swing room when turning and extra off-street parking.
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Coping Inside Corners With a Jigsaw
2 commentsThe Collins Coping Foot is a jigsaw base that allows you to cope trim and molding quickly and accurately
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Paper Countertops Look and Feel Like Stone
13 commentsPaper might not seem like a suitable raw material for countertop fabrication, but when saturated with resin, heated, and compressed, the result is surprisingly stonelike.
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Dust Shmust-- Just get 'er done!
1 commentIt’s hard to be diligent about personal safety day in and day out.
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Can I justify the luxury of instant hot water?
1 commentTurns out that enjoying instant hot water in a drafty old house can save energy.
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Four Solutions to Kitchen-Storage Problems
2 commentsInnovative fixes for kitchen-storage dilemmas
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Today's Wood Products are Easy for Mold to Eat
As wood goes through the refining process, susceptibility to mold increases.
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