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…system knows your schedule, says Thomas Pickral Jr., manager of business development for Home Automation Inc. (HAI) in New Orleans, La. It knows where you are in the house. Generally, it doesn t do anything with that information. But now system designers…

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…and rotting are common. Railing components include balusters, handrails, posts, post caps, post sleeves or skirts and spindles. Contractors like Drummond commonly round out their deck packages to include lighting systems in addition to the decking…

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…needing a walker or a wheelchair. General Home Needs: Make sure bedroom and full bathroom are on the first floor to limit stair climbing. Lock or block off doors to basement to prevent falls in the middle of the night. Place laundry system on first…

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…second floor level: (1) elevators, (2) stair lifts, or (3) platform lifts. In most…
…levels. These are residential elevators, stair lifts, and inclined platform lifts. Each…
…and the existing structural system. A stair lift can be installed on a narrow stairway…

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…having a toilet off with the wax ring exposed that looks neat to a kid, but it's full of bacteria," he says. "Or, if a stair rail isn't up on a new stairway, that's a dangerous situation." Stay Out of the Path of Work Workers moving around…

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…door had been complemented with a turned-oak spindle-door transom, stored on site since its removal. Gibson had damaged spindles replicated, and reinstalled the piece in its original location. "It really adds to the sense of space and speaks to the…

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…free insulation; dual-flush toilets; environmentally friendly paint, glues and urethanes; 85 percent recycled stone stair treads; a whole-house fan on the roof that keeps the home cool; radiant floor heating and an ultra-high efficiency condensing…

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