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More stories about Cedar Rapids, IA

  • 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.

  • Iowa Announces Housing Grants

    Six affordable housing initiatives in Iowa will share in $2.2 million, announced Gov. Chet Culver.

  • Letters To The Editor

    Painting popcorn ceilings, repairing a stone foundation, garage floor finishes, cracked manufactured stone

  • Letters

    Water heater abuse, architectural abbreviations, collapsed glazing, bid language, artesian well valve, asphalt shingle quality

  • Letters

    Cutting trusses, frost-protected posts, ERVs vs. HRVs, foil-faced foam, more

  • Retrofitting a Skylight in a Truss Roof

    An Iowa remodeler tells how he was able to retrofit a skylight into an existing truss roof by redistributing the roof loads.

  • Products

    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

  • Letters

    More on unvented crawlspaces, January cover questioned, rules of thumb for flue sizing

  • Toolbox: Angle Finder for Crown Molding

    Angle finder for crown molding

  • Letters