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Homeowners on Plum Island, Massachusetts, have the state’s okay to move sand around in a last-ditch effort to save their houses from the ocean. For now.
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Richard Schifter’s house-with-a-view sits on a beautiful Nantucket bluff. But the ocean isn’t bluffing — and now the cliff is crumbling under Schifter’s footings. So Schifter is hedging his investment and moving the giant house back from the edge of destruction — swimming pool and all.
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The latest in a series of tough winter storms brought more flooding and more destruction to New Jersey and Massachusetts shore towns.
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Authorities aren’t sure why a sewer plant in Hull, Massachusetts, flooded and broke down last week, forcing operators to spill untreated sewage into the ocean.
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This tougher alternative to rubber membrane can be installed without adhesive
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Superstorm Sandy did not flood downtown Boston — but it could have. Had the storm arrived six hours earlier, at high tide, water would have surged through city streets.
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When the storm finally struck, even police were surprised at some locations by the combination of high tide, storm surge, and waves.
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Working around existing attic insulation to seal air leaks may be more cost-effective than removing and replacing it
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This economical material both air-seals and insulates
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A small porch replacement job calls for cantilevered framing and curved decking