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New Lawn Care - Testing, Adjusting, Tilthing and Planting
New Lawn Care - Testing, Adjusting, Tilthing and Planting

Lawn care is something most people have hands-on experience with at one time or another. Whether a specialized lawn care and landscaping professional, or a novice grounds keeper. From simply watering, mowing, and occasional feeding, to planning, preparing, and planting grass seed for a new lawn. Lawn care is a necessity for nearly homeowner.

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Let Your Old Kitchen Design Layout Help Inspire New Kitchen Design Ideas
Let Your Old Kitchen Design Layout Help Inspire New Kitchen Design Ideas

The size and scope of your new kitchen design layout will depend largely on personal preference and available funds. Whereas a kitchen renovation checklist that itemizes the type new kitchen design ideas to include usually begins with an assessment of the family needs and lifestyle. As well as an evaluation of the present kitchen floor plan design.

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New Home Construction Materials
New Home Construction Materials

There are few things that happen in a lifetime with so many mixed emotions as building a new home. New home construction isn't for the faint of heart but the process of creation, although bumpy at times, is still worth the effort. You can walk people through your home and how them exactly the part you played in is construction.

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New Home Construction
New Home Construction

Building a home is still one of the prime dreams of most Americans. The thrill of choosing a home style, location and then watching the whole process unfold is enough to give even the most cynical person goose bumps. And the great thing about building a home today is that the normal wood-frame home is going through a revolution not seen since prehistoric man first moved out of the cave.

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Energy Planning New Home Construction
Energy Planning New Home Construction

In the automotive industry people have been special-ordering vehicles for over half a century. The practice saves the person who wants to buy a car with specific attributes the time of visiting dozens of lots over weeks and maybe even months searching for this car. Even then there's no guarantee that he or she will find one. However, by ordering the car from the factory the right combination of features will be guaranteed. New home construction is like ordering a vehicle from the factory. A plan is formulated and the home is built based on the features that the buyer has ordered from the contractor. Custom builders prepare the new site along with the home plans and construct the home based on both the buyer's specifications and the building codes of the area.

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New Home Construction
New Home Construction

With the advent of new building methods, materials and choice of styles there has never been a more exciting time to build a new home. Because whether you build from wood, steel or concrete new home construction has progressed rapidly in the past few years providing new home owners with advantages unheard of just 10 years ago.

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Ten Top Interior Design Myths Dispelled - Dos and Don'ts For Successful Interior Decorating
Ten Top Interior Design Myths Dispelled - Dos and Don'ts For Successful Interior Decorating

Modern Day interior design success may require some basic dos and don'ts. While at the same time leaving an interior decorating plan wide open for personal taste and choice of expression.

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Top 10 Carpet Care Myths
Top 10 Carpet Care Myths

New carpet is a major investment for any new construction or existing home. Most homeowners have several misconceptions about carpet cleaning and general carpet care, but the truth may be nothing short of amazing. Here are ten common myths dispelled, to help homeowners achieve a higher level of proper carpet care maintenance, sure to add many years of durability and appearance to their investment.

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First Time Homeowners - a Mobile Home May Be the Best Affordable Option
First Time Homeowners - a Mobile Home May Be the Best Affordable Option

With today's skyrocketing real estate market values and construction costs, many first-time homeowners are limited to buying a mobile home; a viable alternative to conventional frame housing.

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Masonry: A Complex Profession With Many Sub Specialties
Masonry: A Complex Profession With Many Sub Specialties

Masonry and brickwork is the art of laying brick and stone or block into place with or without mortar; to achieve a durable structure or surface. It is often an integral part of general construction projects; an area of specialty requiring a high degree of training and expertise.

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