Home Dust Collector
Remove dust from your home and/or office with a central vacuum. It is clean and reliable. Central vacuum systems remove the dust to the outside of your home or office.
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Glass Block
Glass block was widely used in art deco styles, and has been used for over four decades in commercial/industrial applications as well. DIY'ers can create privacy, yet allow in light with glass block windows that are not complex styles. Add inspirational style to your home with glass or acrylic block installations.
Glass Block Manufacturers
Glass block windows and acrylic block windows can be a challenge to install. Contact these companies for information and installation advisories. Visit a local distributor to review all the marvelous choices available to you.
Glass Block Window Design
Glass block windows can add pizazz in a variety of ways to your home. Block the gaze of passers-by and yet let in light with block windows. Or try installing glass block windows in your shower or a wet bar. Use your imagination and create interesting, practical accents in your home with glass or acrylic block windows.
Low-E Glass
Low-e glass will not protect your furnishings from fading. You need a special window film that blocks UV radiation.
Air Conditioning – Maximizing Comfort Tips
Air conditioners remove humidity to keep us cool. An air conditioning unit that is too large or too small will fail to keep us comfortable. Heat gain helps determine the correct air conditioner size. Take note of these tips to keep heat out of your home, make less work for your air conditioner, and retain more money in your pocket.
Air Conditioners – Heat Gain Calculation Publications
These publications on air conditioning heat gain calculations will provide a solid base for informed questions to your HVAC contractor and enhance your ability to spot the real pros!
Residential HVAC
A HVAC, or climate control system, makes your home comfortable by removing humidity. Your HVAC unit must run long enough to dry and cool the air. Get your HVAC sized correctly. Too large a unit will not run long enough to remove the proper humidity, while a too-small unit is unable to cool and dry enough moisture from the air.
Wallpaper Basics and Tips
Wallpaper must be applied over a sound foundation, or it will reveal every defect left beneath its beautiful face. Good wall prep is a required first step, just as when you wish to paint. Walls or old paper must be clean, sized and sealed, and wallpaper must be allowed to relax before hanging. Learn the basics here and get your wallpapering off to a head start.
Wallpaper Installation Tips
Wallpaper installation techniques are covered well in some recommended books. Successful wallpaper hanging takes good wall prep and some understanding of important basic facts about wallpaper, adhesives, sizing, sealers and cutting/hanging procedures. Keep waste to a minimum by starting with these tips and advisories, and do further reading to prime yourself on wallpapering facts.