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Smart Home Security Systems :: Enter Home Automation

The system works together with different pieces of technology to enhance safety, convenience and increase energy efficiency. One control panel communicates with every product installed - video surveillance, HVAC, appliances etc. The...

by Zemfira Kurbanova

Home Depot, Kwikset SmartKey & Me – Installation, Keying & More on Security

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Also, now I have some first hand experience and knowledge to share with clients who are interested in touchpad locks, the Smartkey system or Lock Bumping.

by Barry Morgan

The Story with Story Tapes :: An Alternative to Traditional Tape Measures?

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The 12ft tape - a fantastic option for shop work or really any repetitive building activity that fits in that scale. But as Jane suggests, story tapes may be as equally valuable...

by jb bartkowiak

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Bathroom Flooring Options :: Finding the Right Floor for a Bathroom

When considering flooring, hardwood is usually the option that most people think of as the ideal. However, in a bathroom, hardwood can actually be a bad choice because the moisture in the...

by Justin Shimp

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Last Minute Holiday Gift Ideas :: Top Ten Tools

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Given that we pack an arsenal of tools for our work, we frequently are asked to weigh in on tool decisions for friends and family. In the spirit of the holidays, we...

by Paul Hamtil

Understanding How Hardwood Lumber is Graded

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For more than a century, the hardwood lumber industry has held to a central grading standard established by the National Hardwood Lumber Association (NHLA) ... Today we take this grading system for...

by jb bartkowiak

All About Door Hinges :: Hanging on a Hinge

Hinges are as varied as the doors that hang from them. While most building products are measured width x height, door hinges are measured height by width; and the width is the...

by Ginny Powell

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The Ten Essential Garden Tools :: What Every Gardener Needs in their Tool Shed

One could say when it comes to landscape improvements, a gloved gardener, armed with the right trowels and pruners, feels a surge of energy about their favorite tools. Roll up your sleeves...

by Nicole Wisniewski

Home Solar Payoff :: How Long Does it Take for Home Solar to Pay Off?

When you consider that home solar power immediately reduces your energy bills or even eliminates them altogether, as well as conserves the planet’s natural resources, the answer is simple: the solar payoff...

by CalFinder

VOCs :: Smell That Chemical Cocktail

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Little did I know I was having my first major run-in with volatile organic compounds: VOC's. I wouldn't hear that term for many years to come, but though I had no name...

by Tammy Dalton

Elements of Design :: The Greek Key & Its Use in Home Decor

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An Element of Design - The Greek Key. The design is sometimes broken up and can also be found with oval forms or rosettes. During the medieval period, the key form was...

by Regina Garay

Old Square Nails :: Yes, Virginia, They Really Do Still Make Them

Most of us are familiar with the old square nails used centuries ago. We've seen them on display at museum homes, or historical society exhibits, or perhaps being hammered out by blacksmiths...

by John Poole