Build.com Rides In Team LIVESTRONG Challenge Davis
Online home improvement retailer supports the fight against cancer by raising funds in the foundation’s lone Northern California stop Build.com fielded a four-member team to take part in the Team LIVESTRONG Challenge Davis in July 2011. Devin Van Hout and Jason Childs each rode 105 miles, while John Thomas and Daniel Shipman both rode 70 miles. Together, the...
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Backyard Water Gardens Ideas
Water gardens can provide a year-round oasis that delights the senses and attracts wildlife. One of the more popular outdoor home improvement projects is installing a water garden. The quiet burbling of water can soothe even the swarthiest customer and diminish street noise, while creating a memorable wildlife habitat. Conventional wisdom suggests that if your...
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Kitchen Maintenance Checklist
Keeping up on maintenance is the first step to a healthy kitchen. It’s pretty well accepted that the kitchen is the busiest room in the home. Whether it’s preparing and cleaning up after a meal, socializing with friends, helping kids with homework or snagging a brief moment with a loved one, the kitchen gets a lot of use. To keep all of the kitchen’s moving...
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Tubular and Mortice Locks
Choosing between a mortice lock and a tubular lock (like this handleset from Omnia) could take a little research. OK, it might not be a timeless debate, and it probably won’t split political parties or rip families apart. But when it comes to safety in your home, it’s as good a question as any other: Are tubular locks “better” than mortice locks? Tubular...
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Bathroom Sink Buying Guide
Bathroom sinks come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, like this stylishly designed basin from Kohler's Yin Yang collection. When remodeling an entire bathroom remodel, it’s a good idea to plan around the bathroom sink. It sets the tone for the entire room and can effectively reflect your design desires. Different bathroom sink installation types include: Pedestal Self-rimming Under-mount Vessel Wall-mount Vanity For...
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Bath Fan Review: NuTone LunAura
The Broan-NuTone LunAura bath fan is the first ambient LED soft-glo ventilation fan. When does something functional and necessary transform into something beautiful and luxurious? When NuTone introduced its new bathroom ventilation fan, the LunAura. Like other bathroom fans, the LunAura works to efficiently draw moist air from a bathroom or laundry room and...
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Dark Sky Parks: In Search of Night
Outdoor lighting is beginning to have an effect on the animals that count on the darkness of night for survival. Last August, I wrote an article that ran in our local newspaper on light pollution. In short, light pollution is the cumulative effect of all outdoor lighting in any given space that reduces darkness of night. This includes building lights, vehicle...
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