Concrete & Masonry

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  Need a Lift? Kolbe & Kolbe Ultra Series TerraSpan Lift & Slide Doors

  Even with panels as large as 6x10 feet, TerraSpan doors are wind- and impact-rated for storm-prone areas.

   
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  What I Like: Grace Vycor enV Fully Adhered Weather-Resistive Barrier

  Roller- or spray-applied, Vycor enV covers all seams and fasteners in sheathing and serves as a premeable vapor barrier while protecting homes against air and water intrusion.

   
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  Simplified Crown

  Not everyone relishes the challenge of coping and mitering crown molding.

   
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  Maritime Lights

  A custom LED handrail system gives Hoboken's Pier C Park a discreet light source that emphasizes the landscape's sinuous curves.

   
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  Light Pollution: Astronomers Wish for a Darker Future

   
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  Neos, Schréder Lighting

   
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  Exterior Sealant

  OSI QUAD is a premium exterior sealant that sticks to wet surfaces, does not accumulate dust, and “self-tools” into a concave shape, says the maker.

   
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  Tightening a House When Replacing the Siding (Subscriber content)

  I don't think my client was planning on an energy retrofit when he first talked to me about repairing and repainting the shingle siding on his 120-year-old Massachusetts home.

   
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  Open-Joint Siding (Subscriber content)

  In the Seattle area, where I work, we get a lot of rain. From the mid-90s to the mid-2000s, there were many high-profile cases of water damage caused by improperly detailed siding, mostly on condos and other multifamily housing.

   
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  Exterior 100 IP68, Martin Professional