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Seniors Housing Rises from Floods
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA—In June 2008, the Cedar River crested to its highest level in the city’s history, damaging or destroying more than 5,000 homes and displacing 18,000 residents.
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Iowa Announces Housing Grants
Six affordable housing initiatives in Iowa will share in $2.2 million, announced Gov. Chet Culver.
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Painting popcorn ceilings, repairing a stone foundation, garage floor finishes, cracked manufactured stone
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Water heater abuse, architectural abbreviations, collapsed glazing, bid language, artesian well valve, asphalt shingle quality
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Cutting trusses, frost-protected posts, ERVs vs. HRVs, foil-faced foam, more
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An Iowa remodeler tells how he was able to retrofit a skylight into an existing truss roof by redistributing the roof loads.
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Cheap live-current tester; underground electrical splice kit; new compact whole-house AC; ICF bolt holder; squeak-free floor fastener; ridge-vent installs with nailgun; undercabinet halogen lights; fancier thermostats
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More on unvented crawlspaces, January cover questioned, rules of thumb for flue sizing
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Angle finder for crown molding
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