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Installing A New Cooling System For Your Home
There are many questions that you may want to be answered if you are to enjoy the benefits of an efficient and optimized cooling system for your home. In addition to being an opportunity to improve the comfort of those inside your home, replacing the current cooling system can represent an opportunity to make the house operate more efficiently. How Can Zone Cooling Improve Efficiency? Zone cooling systems have experienced a surge in popularity in recent years. [Read More]
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What Mobile Home Owners Should Know About Leveling
The popularity of mobile homes continues to grow as many families seek a less expensive home that will help them avoid the burden of a larger, traditional home mortgage. With increasingly attractive, energy-efficient designs, modern mobile homes are able to offer comfort and security at a very affordable price. Living in a mobile home, however, can include some challenges that are not commonly found in other types of housing. One of these challenges involves leveling the home and taking the steps necessary to make sure it remains level throughout the years. [Read More]
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4 Common Types Of Residential Roofing Projects
Tackling residential roofing work can get involved, and it's a good idea to learn a bit about how professionals discuss their jobs. Residential roofing contractors frequently talk with customers about four common kinds of projects. If you're preparing to hire someone who provides residential roofing services, this list will help you communicate more effectively with them. 1. Installation In the residential roofing world, installation is the initial process of putting fresh materials down on top of new construction. [Read More]
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More Than Mulching: Important Spring Cleanup Ideas
The phrase "spring cleaning" will often conjure up images of raking leaves, mulching, and other types of yard work. However, there are many other areas in your home that you need to address. This article will focus on some of the major spots inside your home to put on your spring cleanup checklist. When you're done mulching and raking and cleaning out the gutters, this list will be a great starting point for areas in the inside of your home to tackle. [Read More]
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Keeping Your Contracting Business Afloat
Whether your expertise is plumbing or roofing, being a contractor requires that you pay for a lot of supplies, labor and materials before clients pay you. At times, this can lead to financial difficulties. These difficulties increase when your clients aren't immediately paying you, especially if you're taking on more work. What contractor funding activities can you do to keep money flowing in? Maintain Good Credit If your business credit isn't good, purchasing supplies or dealing with other company emergencies is hard. [Read More]
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Your Welding Union: Recruiting Members
Once you've decided to unionize the welding contractors in your city or county, you may be thrilled to run it. You could be eager to start collecting dues and perform tasks that will benefit all the contractors in the area. However, you may find your membership numbers aren't as high as you'd hoped. What recruitment ideas could help? Inform People Sometimes, contractors aren't sure why a union would be anything they want to join. [Read More]
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Are You Designing A Mexican-Style House?
Is your dream of living in a Mexican-style house finally coming true because you are designing it yourself? From selecting the materials for the facade of the house to selecting the roof to add to the Mexican flavor of your new house, here are some ideas that might help you to design something beautiful and unique. The Facade Material - You certainly have a lot of choices when it comes to selecting the building materials for the outside of your house. [Read More]
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Why Composite Materials Are Perfect For Elevated Decks
If you are going to add an elevated deck to your property, you need a material that meets certain characteristics. Obviously, it needs to be strong enough to walk on, water resistant, and capable of withstanding heavy foot traffic. Wooden decks are definitely the most common, but they are now becoming second choice to composite products. This article explains why composite wood perfect for decking of any size and style. [Read More]
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Three Ways To Make Your Commercial Building More Energy Efficient
Business owners are always looking for ways to cut their expenses and improve their bottom line. If you are a business owner who is getting ready to build your own commercial building, ensuring that it is energy efficient will save you money. In the United States, about 29% of the operating expenses of a commercial building go toward utilities. That adds up to a total of $30,000 a year on energy costs alone. [Read More]
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Three Signs Of Impending Septic Issues
Are you living in a home on a private septic system for the first time? If so, you may not be aware of some of the signs that the system is having issues. This can be bad news, since failure to address an issue can lead to sewage backups in your home. The following are three signs you need to know to avoid major problems later. #1: Slow drains and back flow [Read More]