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  • Benefit From Free Passive Solar Heating

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    The Sun is the most powerful source of energy in our Solar System and without its light and heat the Earth would be just another inhabitable Planet. The problem we find today is harnessing its energy for our own use. Although there are many products being manufactured such as Photovotaics for Energy to Electric conversion…

  • Lead Paint Hazards Renovation Guidelines

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    The use of lead paint in homes and buildings built prior to 1978 is common enough that guidelines have been set by the EPA on how a home remodeler should approach projects and how they should inform their customers before starting a job. This requirement is not only on contractors that tare down walls or…

  • How to pick a Low Flow Toilet

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    Over 10 years ago back in 1994 a Federal Law mandated the use of 1.6 Gallon per flush Low Flow Toilets. This meant that companies had to rush to market designs that were less then up to the task of the standard 3.5 gallon tanks that most home owners were use to but today there…

  • Pump Jack Scaffolds

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    One of the most important tools for a Siding Mechanic or Painter is a Pump Jack Scaffold. If you have ever visited or passed by a construction site you have probably seen one of these systems attached to the side of a house. There are three basic parts of a pump jack system. The pole…

  • Sealing your house with Tyvek

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    Sealing the house with Tyvek Tyvek House Wrap is a pretty expensive product but because it comes in larger sizes it is many times easier to install then tar paper and will give your home a lasting base for keeping out the weather and wind. To apply Tyvek you need to wrap the entire home. This…