House Building Cost Guidelines

If you’ve always dreamed of owning your own home and you’ve weighed the pros and cons of whether to build or purchase and you’ve decided to build these house building cost guidelines will help you through the building process. The average cost to build a house is $428,000. That estimate is based on a 2,800 square-foot, single-family […]

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Wi-Fi Smart Home Technology

A recent home builder survey finds increasing adoption of Wi-Fi smart home technology in new homes. 35% of surveyed large-scale single-family builders provide the networking infrastructure to provide a “smart-home-ready home” for their customers. A new study of U.S. home and multifamily builders that sell or install Wi-Fi smart home technology reveals the most common […]

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Seamless Guttering Cost

Seamless guttering cost will range between $3 and $25 per foot, totaling between $599 and $1,469 or a national average of $1,016. The total depends on your choice of material and the pros in your area. Vinyl or aluminum will range between $3 and $9 per foot while copper or steel cost $8 to $25 per foot. There are two main types […]

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New Heavy-Duty Adhesives

DAP’s newest adhesive line, Tank Bond, includes four new heavy-duty adhesives – Tank Bond Liquid Grip, Tank Bond Thread Stopper, Tank Bond Gel Threadlockers and Tank Bond Heavy Duty Advanced Epoxy – specialized for tool repairs, outdoor maintenance, and screw fastening and holds. Advanced New Heavy-Duty Adhesives When applied to any size or type of […]

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New Trex Cladding Boards

Trex Company is expanding beyond composite decking and outdoor living products with the launch of new Trex Cladding boards. This new cladding is a composite board cladding system derived from square-edge Trex Transcend deck boards. Trex’s composite boards are made from 95% reclaimed wood scrap and recycled plastic. These new Trex Cladding boards are available […]

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Exterior Home Design Materials

There is more to the exterior home design materials than just a pretty facade. In residential projects, system design of the building envelope (exterior) seldom receives the attention it deserves. High-performance home exteriors along with more time and resources need to be spent on what is the homes main defense: the building envelope. Given the […]

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Advanced Smart Home Systems

Advanced smart home systems from Brilliant and Savant allow new home buyers to centralize and quickly control everything from lighting and utilities to security and entertainment. These types of new smart home designs help homeowners integrate their homes with their busy lifestyles. Cad Pro is an affordable and easy alternative to other more expensive advanced […]

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Home Renovation Money Saving Tips

Renovating a home is a good way to not only increase how much you enjoy the space, but also increase the value of the home. There are hundreds of potential renovations that can be done, some which are small and easy and some that are more difficult that can take months. These home renovation money […]

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Smart Builder Business Lessons

Today’s builders can streamline their business with these smart builder business lessons that include new technologies and procedures borrowed from other industries. Implementing these successful builder business guidelines will help any builder achieve a thriving and profitable business. It’s easy to criticize some builders’ resistance to new technology but, given the complexities of this business […]

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Best Kitchen Design Solutions

These are some of the best kitchen design solutions that are gaining in popularity. These popular kitchen design trends such as brass accents, mixed lighting, and custom storage solutions are among the elements projected to take off with designers and homeowners. Design trends come and go each year, which makes designing a kitchen even more […]

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