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Home Dust Collector
Remove dust from your home and/or office with a central vacuum. It is clean and reliable. Central vaccum systems remove the dust to the outside of your home or office. read more...
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New House Plans - Don't Forget Color Exterior Elevations
When creating house plans for a new home, don't forget to include excellent exterior elevations drawn up in color. Avoid this family's stone and brick veneer predicament. read more... -
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Free Standing Shelves
Storage shelves are great on walls in your storage room. Space in the middle of this room often goes to waste. Build storage units, free standing shelves, right now. read more... -
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Wet Bars Require Some Thought
A wet bar is a great do it yourself project. Build your home wet bar to withstand a couple of drinkers. Bar stools and bar tops complete the look. read more... -
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Decorative Wall Shelf in One Hour
Decorative wall shelves built in an hour? Crown molding and a piece of 1x4 lumber is all you need. Follow my instructions for this easy do it yourself project. read more... -
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Glass and Acrylic Blocks Do Many Things
Glass block and acrylic block are dream products. Kitchen islands and glass block shower stalls are great for these blocks. Design bookcases, greenhouses ... anything! read more... -
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A Central Vacuum Gets the Dirt Quietly
A central vacuum will get the dirt out of your house, literally - and you'll barely hear it working. Central vacuum systems can be installed in new or existing homes. Cyclonic central vacuum cleaners need no filter bags or foam. Be sure there is an exhaust duct to the outside when choosing which of the central vacuum cleaner systems you will install in your home. read more...
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Central Vacuum Sizing Guidelines
Sizing a central vacuum system for the average home is fairly easy. The difference between units lies in the motor of central vacuum systems. Use this chart to help determine which size of the central vacuum cleaner systems is needed for your home. read more...
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Central Vacuum Manufacturers
Research these central vacuum manufacturers and be mindful that "cyclonic" in their literature does not make their central vacuum systems truly cyclonic. Central vacuum cleaners with true cyclonic function do not require any filter bags or foam. read more...
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Dust Free Central Vacuums
Central vacuum systems are wonderful. Install one in your new or existing home. Dust and dirt are blown outside of your home. Central vacuum system sizing is important. read more... -
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Tornado and High Wind Damage - Strengthen Your Home
Strengthening your home against tornado damage and high winds is possible with any of several metal framing connectors. Hire a structural engineer to determine placement and number of these connectors for highest wind and tornado safety. read more...
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Underground Tornado - Storm Shelter
If you have no basement or reliable tornado or storm shelter to protect your family, this underground adaptation of a septic tank may be the easy, quick solution for shelter from the storm! read more...
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Fight Hurricane & Tornado Storms with Metal Connectors
Hurricane and tornado storms look for the weakest links in your home. Fight back by strengthening your next home with metal connectors that tie your roof and walls to the foundation. Direct hits by hurricanes or tornadoes will overcome these connectors, but homes out of direct line will gain valuable time to seek shelter and have a much better chance to last through the storm. read more...
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Interior Hurricane - Tornado Shelter
If you have no place to shelter from a hurricane or tornado, plan an interior, above ground retreat from high winds and damage. Plan space for safety from hurricanes and tornadoes before building your home. Use steel reinforced concrete block walls and tie walls to floor slab and concrete roof to the walls. Your hurricane/tornado safety shelter needn't be more than 40 sq. ft. for a family of five. read more...
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Metal Connectors Minimize Wind / Storm Damage
Home hurricane protection can come from simple metal connectors. Connect your roof trusses all the way down to the foundation. Read about these metal connectors. read more... -
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Filters - Dust Collection - Air Filtration
Filters for wet dry vacuums and air filtration devices capture smaller particles of dust than heretofore. Wet and dry vacuums offer two types of filters, and other available dust collection and air filtration systems make the task of dust containment far easier than in years past. read more...
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Keep Wet Dry Vacuum Filter Clean
You can extend the lifetime of your wet dry vacuum nearly indefinitely by simply keeping the filter clean and in place. Dust sucked into the wet and dry vacuum cleaner motor will destroy it. When purchasing a wet dry vacuum, check the manufacturer and warranty. Be sure they will be around in several years to cover your vacuum. read more...
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Wet Dry Vacuum - Your Household Workhorse
Wet dry vacuums have become multi purpose equipment. Now quieter, rust free, and tough, wet and dry vacuum cleaners offer a host of useful attachments and can even pump out the water they collect. read more...
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Wet Dry Vacuum Comparison
A wet dry vacuum is a fairly simple machine, with minimal moving parts. This comparison chart may help you decide which wet and dry vacuum cleaner to bring home. read more...
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Wet / Dry Vacuums Have Grown Up
Wet/dry vacuums are much improved. Motors are heavier duty. Capacity of the drums is larger. Vacuum filters help prolong the life of the wet dry vac. read more...
