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Better marketing for energy savings, plywood standards, ICF foundations, more
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Free safety training for small builders, mold and moisture bankrupt big builder, plastic lumber ages well, New York builders liable for fall-related injuries, self-cleaning windows, more
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Is lumber quality improving?; failing GFCIs; tools recalled; reusing wastewater out West; more
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Building trades a good career choice; eaves membrane detail questioned; handheld penetrometer sources; more
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Liability for kids on the job site; builders selling Internet access with new homes; beetles plague California builder; growth control defeated in recent elections; more
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Q: I am currently building a barn and am looking for some old-fashioned barn door hinges. Do you know any sources for wrought-iron strap hinges with character?
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Widespread problem with leaky copper pipes, toxic mold blamed for infant deaths, recharging your NiCad batteries, lumber export fee agreement reached with Canada, U.S. importing drywall from Britain
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Coping with the labor shortage, water heater failures, higher fly ash content in concrete, new home ventilation standard
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Q: When making a patch in stucco, is it possible to use hydraulic cement or a fast-setting cement for the first couple of layers so that the patch can be completed in one day?
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As a veneer on exterior walls or masonry chimneys, manmade stone looks like the real thing, but without the weight and the cost.