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Flooring

FSC Certifies Bamboo Flooring, Bamboo Plywood

Organization has traditionally evaluated only wood forest products.
Top Shelf: April 2008

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Spiff Up Your Standing Inventory

Like most real estate agents these days, Lori McGuire has had to step it up a bit to get buyers to sign a contract. A Realtor in Orange...

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Molding and Millwork

Exterior Molding and Trim Have a New Face

If you're still using wood exterior trim boards on your houses, then you know the deal. While they may look like wood, these products will...
T.M. Cobb Companies and Woodgrain Millwork Purchase CraftMaster and MiraTEC Brands

Principals of T.M. Cobb Companies and Woodgrain Millwork Purchase CraftMaster Manufacturing, Inc. (CMI), Net CraftMaster Door Designs and...

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Paints Caulks Adhesives

Paint by Numbers

Q: I have some homes that need exterior painting, and cold weather is closing in. My painters say they can paint outdoors when it’s as cold...
Top It Off

THERE IS A HOUSE IN OMAHA, NEB., that is unlike any other house in the state—perhaps the ountry. Built under HUD's Partnership for...
Top Shelf: March 2008

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Walls and Ceilings

Spiff Up Your Standing Inventory

Like most real estate agents these days, Lori McGuire has had to step it up a bit to get buyers to sign a contract. A Realtor in Orange...
On the Level

Many a well-meaning tear-down builder has incited ire in Chevy Chase, Md., even while honoring the neighborhood's venerable architectural...
Good Neighbors

Five likeable projects prove that not all teardowns warrant a crackdown.

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