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  • Micronized-Copper Treated Lumber

    Q: I'm building an outdoor deck for a client who wants me to use lumber treated with micronized copper, in the belief that it's less harmful to the environment than wood treated with other chemicals. I'm not very familiar with the material. Can it be used in ground-contact applications, including...

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    Using stainless with copper; window-seat safety; hanging loads from beams; the true cost of regulation

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    Leak-free chimney; stainless steel screws and copper; subslab vapor-barrier details; credit card warning

  • Flashing a Chimney With Soldered Copper

    Traditional methods and materials prevent leaks for the life of the structure.

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    Basement finishing; flashing

  • Milwaukee M12 Copper Tubing Cutter

    Milwaukee's M12 Copper Tubing Cutter adjusts automatically to cut 3/8- to 1-inch-diameter K-, L-, and M-type copper.

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    Plumbing; metal connectors

  • What’s Up, What’s Down

    After several years of vertigo from soaring construction costs, developers are getting some relief as prices drop for lumber and gypsum wallboard.

  • Bear Creek Glass | Vineland Sconce

    Part of a series of five newly released sconces, Vineland has a hand-blown glass globe. Lamped with a 100W incandescent, it can be used as task, ambient, or accent lighting. The base is available in five finishes, including peppercorn, misted bronze, brushed nickel and copper revival, golden isle...

  • Denali

    Part of a series of outdoor sconces, Denali is available with incandescent or metal halide lamping. The round outdoor sconce has three face designs, four inner face finishes, and eight outer face finishes including painted matte white, painted silver hammertone, and copper metallic. Luminaire...