In this edition of my column I would like to put lumber into the spotlight. A commodity like oil is a good indicator of the state of the economy, but perhaps the price developments of random length lumber futures can give us also a clue as ...
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Colors that are clear, pure and rich are featured in Benjamin Moore's latest color palette. Benjamin Moore & Company says its new "eye-candy" palette, "Color Stories, " represents a breakthrough in color science. The palette is made up of ...
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Bringing wood into the bathroom "2011 sees the 'natural or organic' feel still prevalent in our bathroom choices. Wooden bath tubs and sinks will fill spaces usually reserved for porcelain. New to the family of the popular 'wood look' tiles ...
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The majority of softwood sawmills in the Baltic States was able to maintain cutting activities more or less at previous levels into November, in spite of a gradual softening in demand. Production is to continue at the same pace for the time ...
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PPG has released its Paint Color Portfolio "fan deck" with 2012-2013 color trends to help architects, designers, commercial builders and building owners update, renovate or build new hotel, retail, office and health care facilities. Within ...
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We tend to spend quite a bit of time in our bathrooms, although generally they are the smallest spaces in our homes. The bathroom is one of the most personal and private places that we have in our everyday life, and the way in which we ...
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Find simple ways to use extra ceramic tiles leftover from art projects and home remodeling. Tiling a floor or creating a mosaic can leave extra tiles. Some of these tiles can be stored to use for replacements if needed. The tiles can also ...
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Kitchen cabinetry will conceal nearly everything Advertisement"I think more and more, especially in small homes and condos, people are opting for as clean a look as possible - fridges with fronts to match their cabinetry, ...
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Houses are shrinking in the recessionary economy, but kitchens? Not so much. As other rooms are eliminated from downsized plans, their functions are naturally migrating to the kitchen, placing more pressure than ever on this culinary zone ...
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In the early 90s, I knew I wanted to live off-grid at some point. I started to conserve electricity by being very conscious about turning off lights and using lower wattage bulbs (this was before CFLs). I read about phantom loads, the ...
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The nature of homeowning is changing in the 21st Century, and in various ways. A lot of this has to do with rising costs, and the resulting decrease of homebuyers into the market. Another reason has to do with our increasing awareness of ...
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Demand for Russian and Eastern European birch plywood on sales markets in Central and Western Europe has still shown no noticeable recovery up until the end of October. Since the softening of demand in August, which was initially attributed ...
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In view of poor economic growth and increasing unemployment, the softwood division of the Timber Trade Federation forecasts that softwood lumber consumption in the UK in 2011 will fall by 4% against last year to 7.82m m³. This is ...
Your windows are vital to the integrity of your thermal envelope. What does that mean? It means that if there's going to be heat or cool air escaping from your home, or if heat or cold is seeping in from the outside, your windows are the ...
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They are usually categorized and named according to the way they are produced, for example, wound beads take their name because they are created by tempered glass around a metal bar, molded beads are named such because they are created with ...
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