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- Open to the Outdoors
- Sunset (4/1/2007)
- A 1950s Eichler home gets a seamless update for a modern family of eightThe galley kitchen, which was open to the adjacent living room and large patio, allowed Olga and Max to keep an eye on the kids' constant activity. But the living room also functioned as a dining room and a family room; Olga wanted a dedicated dining room, a family room that was easy to close off, and a laundry room that wasn't in the main hallway.
- The Other Footprint the Issue: It's Only Fair to Look at Carbon Footprint of Home of His Nemesis. Their View: Oops, Al, It Looks As If Bush's House in Texas Saves Far More Energy.
- Evansville Courier & Press (4/1/2007)
- In fairness to Al Gore, who has been pilloried of late for the excessive carbon footprint of his house in suburban Nashville, Tenn., has anyone looked into the footprint of the house of his nemesis?Geothermal heat pumps circulate water through pipes buried 300 feet deep in the ground. These waters pass through a heat-exchange system that keeps the home warm in winter and cool in summer.
- Cottage Comeback
- Sunset (4/1/2007)
- The young owners of Heath Ceramics bring a fresh approach to tradition in their update of a classic 19th-century homeDIVING HEADLONG into a challenging project was never an issue for Catherine Bailey and Robin Petravic. The two designers found themselves having their first child, getting to know a new town, and renovating a house-not to mention acquiring Heath Ceramics, the iconic Western pottery line-all at the same time.
- The Bathroom is the Most Essential Room of the Home
- PRNewswire (3/29/2007)
- JACKSONVILLE, Fla., March 29 /PRNewswire/ -- There is one place in your home where you can be totally and utterly alone with your thoughts; one room where you can lock the door and escape -- the bathroom.Homeowners are beginning to transform their master bathrooms into personal sanctuaries, a place where they can experience peaceful tranquility.Coastal Industries, a shower door enclosure manufacturer based in Jacksonville, Fla., complements this "bathroom revolution," offering fully customizable shower enclosures that fit any design style.
- Greener Pastures
- BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (3/28/2007)
- Imagine Homes doesn't build houses like they once were built. But this doesn't mean the company is forsaking the traditional home construction ideals of care and craftsmanship. It just means Imagine is building homes with an eye toward site sensitivity, energy and water efficiency, and indoor air quality.
- Add a Bathroom, Cut Water Use and Help Save the Planet!
- U.S. Newswire (3/27/2007)
- GUELPH, Ontario, March 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Adding a modern bathroom addition is a smart way to increase the value of your home, cut your water bills, and protect our nation's natural resources. Installing a low-consumption toilet -- even in the basement using new above-ground plumbing from Saniflo -- a family of four can save 50 gallons a day, or nearly 20,000 gallons a year.(1) According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, residential toilets account for about one-third of indoor household water use -- or more than 2.1 trillion gallons annually.(2) See http://www.saniflo.com. With Saniflo's modern, low-consumption toilet systems that use special plumbing technology, there's no need to dig up the basement floor to install drainage for a new bathroom.
- Driveway Redo Options
- State Journal Register (3/24/2007)
- Concrete driveway work is priced by the cubic yard. The basic price of plain concrete is about $80 per cubic yard, installed in the summer, says Ron Bortmess, owner of Bortmess Concrete Contractors in Springfield. Add a color and tack on about $25 per cubic yard for earth tones, $60 per cubic yard for greens and blues.
- The Drive to Improve ; Concrete or Asphalt? Rocks or Bricks? Whatever You Choose, Redo Your Driveway Right
- State Journal Register (3/24/2007)
- In February 2004, John and Terese Fleischli moved into a 100- year-old, two-story frame home on a wooded lot in Springfield's Oak Knolls neighborhood. By that summer, their new driveway was in. And beautiful."The original concrete driveway had cracked and buckled from tree roots next to the house, and there were puddles of water after each rain.
- Classic Bungalow Kitchens Go Modern
- Chattanooga Times/Free Press (3/24/2007)
- Mar. 24--Americans have long warmed to bungalows, Craftsman-style cottages that debuted around 1890 and dominated much of the homebuilding industry until the 1950s rancher rage. Here to help is the recently released "The New Bungalow Kitchen" by Peter Labau (Taunton Press, 216 pages, $30). The author is an architect who founded a Massachusetts-based home-renovation company.
- Soil Treatment Vital for New Homes
- Evansville Courier & Press (3/21/2007)
- Q: We are starting to build a house in Florida We would like to know what the soil under the slab should be treated with and about what it should cost.The most common type of termite in the U.S. is the subterranean termite. Subterranean termites are controlled by treating the soils with chemicals or by placing bait stations around the home's foundation.
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