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A whole house fan needs plenty of exhaust area to work properly. Turbines or pot vents will help remove hot air as the whole house exhaust fan pulls it through the house.

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Imagine getting the information you want delivered to you each day just as Fed Ex delivers important parcels to you. Do you hate SPAM as most people do? Then you want to learn about RSS and how it can make you more productive.

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Building stairs was a difficult task. I have a method for you to build perfect, simple steps. Your interior staircase will be a favorite project.

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Construction bids can be confusing if you are comparing one to another. Sometimes one contractor is listing different things than the other. Sometimes you have trouble getting construction bids from a contractor at all. And, why is the price so high? Is it all profit?

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Pocket door installation is a great project that will give you an average of 10 square feet of floor space than a traditional hinged door. Make sure you know what is inside of your wall before demolition and determine if it is a bearing wall. Invest in the best door frames and components.

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Roofing nails commonly pop out of their asphalt shingle roof holes. Your roof experiences heating and cooling every day, which may cause the nails to slowly wiggle out over time. Or, the roofing nail wasn't driven into the wood beneath the shingle well enough. In either case, these nails can be repaired.

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Interior framing with steel wall studs when your house  first goes up will help the finish carpenters as they move to framing the interior walls. Steel will not change shape and cause wavy walls. Have your rough carpenter install scrap lumber blocking to the steel, and hanging cabinets and wall fixtures will be a snap!

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Pressure washing wood decks can erode the soft wood of the lumber used on your deck rails and floors. It will actually splinter it. Chlorine Bleach will damage all of the components of your wooden decks and it is toxic to surrounding plantings. Oxygen bleach is the way to clean for a beautiful finish that looks like a new deck.

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To build a fast model race car, you need to minimize friction between the wheels, the road and the steel axle. A simple wedge shape produces the minimum in air friction. Finally, weight should be evenly distributed.

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