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- Fireplace Surround Depends on Decor
- Augusta Chronicle, The (12/3/2006)
- If a fireplace is on the drawing board, the question often comes up as to how to decorate its surroundings.Place bookshelves on either side of the fireplace to fill out the walls and, if money permits, panel the entire room. Will the fireplace go in a formal room, and is this room to be decorated in a classical, perhaps traditional style?
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Decorative Concrete Products
- CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION MAGAZINE (12/1/2006)
- The latest in decorative concrete tools, products and accessories.
- Rethinking Control Joints
- CONCRETE SURFACES MAGAZINE (12/1/2006)
- So what is the current state of control joint filling? Until 1995, it has been semi-rigid epoxy, filled full depth in control joints, usually disbonded from the joint fascia. But new considerations have emerged of which you should be aware.
- Surface Treatments
- REMODELING Magazine (12/1/2006)
- Remodeling Magazine staff picks the latest products. Made from naturally mold-resistant inorganic fiberglass, the Spider Custom Insulation System is a formaldehyde-free, spray-in insulation that completely fills wall cavities, eliminating gaps and voids where energy can escape. Spider's thermal performance reaches R-values of R-15 in a 2x4 wall cavity and R-23 in a 2x6 wall cavity. The material sprays in practically dry, with a lower moisture content than dry wood, and dries completely in two to six hours, allowing drywall to be put up the same day.
- From Codes to Climate, Many Factors Can Swing Product Selection
- Building Operating Management (12/1/2006)
- "A door opening is fairly complicated," says Mike Tierney, standards coordinator with the Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association.It makes sense for facility executives to focus on the types of doors and hardware that will be needed for a building early in the construction planning process. Before deciding which products to purchase, the facility executive needs to know whether the doors and hardware will have to meet any building codes, says VaI Brushaber, first vice president of the Door Council of the American Architectural Manufacturers' Association, and director of product management, certification and architecture with Hurd Windows & Doors.
- Huber Engineered Woods LLC Introduces ZIP System Wall Sheathing
- ebuild (11/30/2006)
- The creators of AdvanTech Flooring are introducing a fast, easy way to build walls with Huber Engineered Woods LLC's ZIP System Wall Sheathing. The revolutionary wall sheathing system eliminates the need for housewrap, saves builders time and improves construction quality. ZIP System Wall Sheathing provides builders with a complete wall system featuring three easy-to-use components.
- Builders Are Buzzing About the ZIP System
- ebuild (11/30/2006)
- When veteran homebuilder Jeff Satterwhite first heard about Huber Engineered Woods LLC's new way to install walls and roofing - using panels that have built-in moisture and water-resistive barriers and are sealed at the seams with tape - he admitted he was more than skeptical. Five homes later, he has completely converted his business to using ZIP System Wall and Roof Sheathing.
- Huber Engineered Woods LLC Introduces ZIP System Roof Sheathing
- ebuild (11/30/2006)
- Homebuilders can save time and improve construction quality with ZIP System Roof Sheathing, a revolutionary new roof system from the creators of AdvanTech Flooring. "ZIP System Roof Sheathing is a complete roof system with easy-to-use components that gets builders rough dried-in quicker," said Sherry Walker, vice president of marketing and product development for Huber Engineered Woods LLC, maker of AdvanTech Flooring. "Builders will be impressed by its effectiveness, quality and simplicity."
- Builders Steeling Homes
- Central Penn Business Journal (11/24/2006)
- Homebuilders are deciding not to supply termites with as many dinners.More structures are being framed with steel, a stronger alternative to wood beams and trusses, that Millway Home Improvements estimator Martin said will be used increasingly in construction.Steel has been used in commercial construction for quite some time, Martin said, but its use is spilling over into residential construction.
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DRIcore Modular Subfloor System
- BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (11/23/2006)
- The DRIcore modular subfloor system features an engineered wood surface backed by a rigid polyethylene moisture barrier with a raised, star-shaped grid pattern designed to create a 1/4-inch airspace between the concrete slab and subflooring. The raised grid increases airflow by more than 10 percent, allowing moisture to evaporate faster. 866-976-6375.
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