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Telling a Story That Preserves the Past
Custom builder and historic restoration and preservation expert Brent Hull walks us through the careful details of his Pennsylvania Farmhouse project
Custom Builder
Merging Ancient Construction With Modern Living
This vacation home pushes the boundaries of traditional log construction techniques and incorporates elegant details elevating this typically rustic building method
Construction
Detailing for Dissimilar Materials
Creating adequate separation between materials is critical to mitigating cracks (and worse) along cementitious surfaces.
Construction
Trouble-Free Stucco Overhangs
Transitions from walls to horizontal surfaces are prone to moisture problems. Attention to proper detailing in these areas is key.
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Neo-Metro
Neo-Metro has piped the sleekness, modernity and maintenance ease of stainless steel into bathroom design with its Metaal Suite — a basin and matching toilet.
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Concrete Ideas For Kitchen and Bath
With concrete emerging as a preferred building material, Concrete Countertops from The Taunton Press provides a blueprint for bringing concrete into bathroom and kitchen design.
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Reclaiming and Recycling Exotic Asian Woods
AsiaRain, a company based in McCloud, Calif., is taking wood from old Thailand railroad ties and milling it into extraordinary, charming flooring.
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Moen Asceri Accents
The Accents collection of interchangeable, all-brass faucet and accessory pieces comes in 10 styles and is available for all Asceri products.
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Easy Resource for Hardwood Questions
Builders seeking exhaustive, hands-on information about hardwood can find it at the Hardwood Council’s Web site.
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Mosaic Tileworks
Mosaic Tileworks has introduced a line of handmade tiles that make customization possible throughout any home.
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The Flex-C Trac system
A serpentine contraption of galvanized steel is designed to shorten the process of plotting curved walls, arches, winding staircases and barrel-vaulted ceilings.
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Rediscovering Raised Floors
In colonial times, raised-floor foundations were the choice of home builders. Now, more than 200 years later, the Southern Pine Council is reacquainting American builders with the same advantages the system offered pioneers.
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Window of Security
Windows provide many things for a home: architectural accent from the outside and natural light and views from the inside.
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Toasty Toes in Antarctica
When the U.S. Antarctic program began renovating its buildings, it needed a reliable, effective way to keep the researchers warm.