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WarmGlo Radiant Floor Heating Cables
- REMODELING Magazine (4/23/2007)
- Bylin Engineered Systems. WarmGlo radiant floor heating cables are designed for tile, marble, slate, and other stone surfaces. The cables are made of an alloy heater element wrapped with 4-mil Kapton, and then encased in silicone rubber, a ground braid, and another layer of silicone rubber. 916.933.5666.
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InfloorBoard Modular Hydronic Floor Warming System
- REMODELING Magazine (4/23/2007)
- Infloor. The InfloorBoard modular hydronic system is made of composite boards with an aluminum layer for quick heating acceleration, according to the manufacturer. Alternatively, Radiant Trak plates are installed facing each other between the joist spaces on the underside of the subfloor, keeping the heating pipe in place. 763.478.9660.
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ProRadiant Floor Heating System
- REMODELING Magazine (4/23/2007)
- Viega. ProRadiant heating systems are designed to be used with any type of floor covering. The Climate Panel radiant underlayment system, engineered for wood frame construction, is made of aluminum-backed plywood with grooves designed for Viega PEX tubing. The Snap Panel grid system is used for regular or lightweight concrete applications. 877.843.4262.
- Making GREEN Routine
- Daily Herald; Arlington Heights, Ill. (4/22/2007)
- What shade of green are you?Maybe you already have a solar collector on your roof and a hybrid car in your garage.Samsung's innovative SilverCare Washing Machine ($1,300) uses silver ions to disinfect and clean - without detergent, bleach or hot water.
- Home Alone? Fortify Your Castle
- Daily News; Los Angeles, Calif. (4/22/2007)
- Every 15 minutes, a burglar breaks in to a home or office somewhere in the city of Los Angeles, according to L.A. Police Department figures.I invited Pete Moraga of Allstate Insurance Co. to inspect my place.Before Moraga's arrival, I got some quick advice from Chris McGoey, a security consultant in Riverside.
- Builder's New Home Breaks All the Molds
- Record, The; Bergen County, N.J. (4/22/2007)
- Builder Gary M. DeLuisio was determined not to construct one of the newer, cookie-cutter homes he sees everywhere when he bought a woodsy lot in Old Tappan with a 1960s home and horses.To avoid that, DeLuisio and his design team of Ridgewood architect Piero Gabucci and DeLuisio's wife, April, combined their individual strengths to create a unique home in a market saturated with sameness.The first distinguishing feature of the six-bedroom, 6.5-bath home is its reddish-amber cedar shake exterior, a hint of April's warm color choices inside.
- Faux Stone Has Advantages
- Topeka Capital Journal (4/21/2007)
- Engineered stone products are primarily (more than 90 percent) made of natural quartz, the hardest non-precious stone, and bound together by resins.By comparison, granite is only 40 percent to 60 percent quartz; the rest is comprised of softer minerals and impurities.Therefore, engineered stone products require less maintenance than granite because they are non-porous.
- Garage Overhaul ; Homeowners Are Seeking Efficient Storage Options, Snazzy Spaces Behind That Big Door
- Albuquerque Journal (4/21/2007)
- Your front door should have a welcoming presence. But with the average two-car family, "the garage is how many families enter and leave their homes -- it has become the new front door," says Stephanie Peterson, owner of The Garage People Southwest. Her company specializes in installing cabinets and storage systems in garages, creating work areas, and laying down special nonporous floor coatings.
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An Artisan's Touch: Amish Craftsmen Shape HomerWood Hand-Scraped Floors into One-of-a-Kind "Floor Art"
- ebuild (4/19/2007)
- Amish Hand-Scraped Flooring is a special collection of Character Grade flooring from HomerWood Hardwood Flooring that offers a truly authentic handcrafted look because it is actually hand-scraped by Pennsylvania Dutch craftsmen. Amish craftsmen, known for their fine workmanship, have transferred these artisan skills to create true hand-scraped flooring, adding history and heritage to any home, one plank at a time.
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Floors with Personality, Handcrafted and Distinct
- ebuild (4/19/2007)
- HomerWood Hardwood Flooring Company, the original manufacturer of premium hardwood plank flooring, offers unfinished, prefinished Character Grade and Amish Hand-Scraped TM products in a distinct look that can't be imitated. Its unique Character Grade flooring redefines nature, containing natural wood characteristics such as knots, cracks and color variations. The unparalleled beauty and quality of solid domestic species, such as Oak, Cherry, Hickory, Maple and Black Walnut, is offered in different sizes, colors and wide-width plank products.
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