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Decorating? Then Make a Smart Flooring Choice!

Decorating? Then Make a Smart Flooring Choice! by: Mike YeagerSet the stage for your beautiful room decor with a smart flooring choice. And no matter what flooring material you choose, it should be serviceable for your lifestyle. Cleanability, d...

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Laminate Flooring Is Attractive And Long Lasting

Laminate Flooring Is Attractive And Long Lasting by: Mike Yeager Laminate flooring is perfect for people who want to install a floor covering that is easy to install and combines the rich look of hardwood with the easy care of a laminate counter...

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Reduce Your Heating Bills This Winter - Overlooked Sources of Heat Loss in the Home

Reduce Your Heating Bills This Winter - Overlooked Sources of Heat Loss in the Home by: Mark D. Tyrol, P.E. Imagine leaving a window open all winter long – the heat loss, cold drafts, and wasted energy! Well if your home has a folding attic st...

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Guide to Servicing your Chainsaw

Chainsaws provide many years of service for very little upkeep. Taking the time to service your chainsaw will help ensure that your equipment will not let you down. For safety reasons, make sure you only service your chainsaw when it is fully cooled,...

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ODE TO THE ROSEBUSH

The rose flower has such a wonderful smellIn this poem, a story I must tellRoses are red, yellow, pink and sometimes peachMany lessons of life the rosebush can teachLook at all those shiny green leavesWatch out for the thorns, roll down your sleevesS...

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The Terrorist’s Favorite Weed/ Castor Bean

The Terrorist’s Favorite Weed/ Castor BeanThomas OgrenThe Castor bean plant (Ricinus communis) with its large bold, highly colored leaves is native to tropical Africa. In cold climates it is an annual, growing quickly, setting many seeds, and dying...

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Cabinet Hardware 101

Cabinet knobs and pulls are now being used by designers to add finer details to a home’s overall decorating theme. Manufacturers of decorative hardware are making the designer’s job easier by offering more styles and design options. Emtek Produc...

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Use Climbing Roses For Vertical Beauty

Use Climbing Roses For Vertical Beauty by: Ron King Add drama and color to your home with climbing roses. They can be trained around a trellis, a column, or a boundary. You can even let them climb up a wall of your house. Some gardeners are lee...

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Shower Enclosures with Heavy Glass Shower Doors are Best for Bath Remodel

When it comes time to renovate your bathroom look into getting rid of your old bathtub in favor of new shower enclosures with heavy glass shower doors. Most people never really needed their old bathtubs as for the most part they take showers every mo...

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Five Facts About Stink Bugs

In the last decade the Stink Bugs are becoming one of the species raising concerns among the farm and garden owners. The good conditions they found in the US, their ability to reproduce fast and their pesticide resistance are some of the reasons maki...

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