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…table, Bob selected the clean, contemporary look of butcher block. Joel Scanlon of Eastern Butcher Block of Providence, Rhode Island delivered this impressive 3" thick 3 ft. by 7 ft. piece of Vermont Rock Maple to the loft where together…

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…designer Judi Lee restore the porch on her beautiful Queen Anne Victorian home in the Elmwood historic district of Providence, Rhode Island. The crew replaced the existing rotted columns with authentically correct new reproduction columns from…

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…the whole system. A residential sprinkler system will save a homeowner money in the…
…damage from fire suppressed by a home sprinkler system incurs an average of $2,200 in…
…maintenance required." A multi-use sprinkler system shares the home's plumbing pipes…

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…living in drought-threatened areas of the country. Special automated wind and rain sensors can communicate with the sprinkler system, turning it off when it s not needed or when conditions are poor. "Most homeowners just don t know what is possible…

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…first long heat wave in late May or June. If you pay for sewer charges based on how much water you use, try to get your sprinkler system on a separate water meter. It will save sewerage charges. Fine Tuning Aeration (making holes for air in the soil…

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…wild geranium, w ild anemone and false solomon's seal. Myrtle is subject to rot diseases so may not survive under a sprinkler system. I only water mine when the leaves begin to droop during droughts, which is seldom. In time, pachysandra, euonymus…

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…dead-bolt locks. Some companies offer to cut your premium by as much as 15 or 20 percent if you install a sophisticated sprinkler system and a fire and burglar alarm that rings at the police, fire or other monitoring stations. These systems aren't cheap…

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