Construction

Ensuring Safety in Mines With Perforated Metals

While sometimes hazardous, mining can be a very profitable industry. Every day, thousands of workers head underground to dig out coal, gems, and other valuable resources found underground. They endure a dark, damp, dirty underground environment and work hard for a day’s wage. However, mining industries seek to maintain a safe setting for employees to [...]

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Converting crumbled steps into a wraparound porch

My house is surrounded with gardens on all sides: flowers in the front and sides, vegetables in the back. Cars driving down the road often slow down as the drivers peer through their windows to catch a closer glimpse of the roses or azaleas or tulips or lilies in full bloom. Gardening has some sort [...]

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Home Addition Builders in Bethesda, Maryland

Soon after a young couple gets married, they sometimes take the step of purchasing their first house. Though taking on the responsibility of paying off a mortgage is a big decision, a house is nice to have, especially when they are planning to have children in the future. One can only live in a cramped [...]

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Your New Deck–Not Just for Summer Anymore

As pleasant as a house may be, some measure of fresh air is always bound to be attractive (some times more than other times) to anyone cooped up in the house for any extended period of time. Front porches can be a pleasant place to linger, enjoy an evening breeze, and chat with the neighbors. [...]

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Moving Walls–Home Remodeling

Apparently, it’s easier to move an interior wall constructed with studs and sheetrock than it is to move an exterior metal door set in a supporting wall built of cinderblock, or so my husband tells me. With no reason to not believe him, I’m eager to see the project underway…curious to see how easy moving a wall really is. At that [...]

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Making a House a Home

Soon after starting their newly married life, John and Mary Randelman (a fictional couple) move out of their tiny apartment and purchase their first real home, near Bethesda, Maryland. The house looks nice from the outside with weatherproof siding added just a few years ago and a newly shingled roof. A spacious porch stretching across [...]

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Deals and Delay vs. Convenience

One thing that seems to surprise most first-time fixers of fixer-uppers is the matter of time. No matter how many times they’re warned, by however many people, their houses always seem to take most of them a whole lot longer than they expect, especially if they’re doing the majority (or the entirety, for that matter) [...]

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My Old House

I absolutely love my old house. It was originally built here in Gaithersburg, Maryland in the mid 1800s. The period details are remarkable. From all the fine wood work to the fire places (there are 3!) and on to the big beautiful windows, this house is a work of art. Well, it will return to [...]

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