A raised floor system versus a slab on grade home may cost a little more but that is nothing compared to the benefits of building with raised access floors. Concrete slab homes do not have the curb appeal that a raised floor system does. You may find that you pay less for insurance if you live in a flood plain.
Computer data storage is best stored away from your home in the event of fire or flooding. Storage solutions can be as near as your driveway using a flash drive.
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Cutting crown molding is now infinitely easier. My crown molding DVD is as powerful a tool as the power miter box you will use to create perfect cuts. Just follow the steps I show you on this interactive DVD and your spouse, friends and neighbors will be amazed.
Flashlights are a thing of the past when you see the new Stanley Illumination Tools. Hands free lighting to work by. Tool boxes have gone high tech. Now toolboxes walk and talk.
Granite countertops are beautiful, but remember, they will stain. Try to keep oils and liquids off of granite before it is sealed and stained countertops will be a thing of the past.
Replacing windows, going from a large size to a smaller size, is a simpler matter than making a window bigger. Changing the size of a house window and getting the interior and exterior walls to match is a challenge.
Poured wall foundations and wood can coexist together for a beautiful finished basement. Poured wall foundations provide permanence that wood foundations sometimes do not. The wood can be used for the floor trusses with wood I joists that span large distances without structural beams in your basement.
Fireplace quality cannot be compromised. If your new home is going to be equipped with a wood burning fireplace, look at several fireplace designs already built by the contractor before you sign. Firebrick mortar and chimney size are important for fireplace safety.
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