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…windows should also maintain the same performance ratings assigned by industry groups as the standard products. Replacement Windows or New Windows Once you've decided to go custom, you have several options. If the existing frame is in…

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…point of contact between the house and the outside. Insulating the top space in the house…
…available in widths that fit standard attic-joist spacings. On unfinished attic floors…
…the joists. Add extra layers above the joist at right angles to the previous layer…

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…equipment that exhausts particles outside of the home or use only high-efficiency…
…is mixed or moves; can be duct, joist space, attic and crawl spaces, or…
…reactive gas that is regulated in the outside air as a lung irritant. However…

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…no chimney, is vented directly to the outside, and condenses the gases within the system…
…Watch Video! OpenJoist 2000 - Open Joist 2000 is an engineered wood system designed…
…minimizing lumber waste. This truss and joist system features fully trimmable joists…

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…floor. Two by eights, at minimum, and a joist span of 16 inches on-center are necessary…
…support to each of the joists increase their joist strength and enable floor construction…
…second occurs in the heat of summer when outside air is warmer than the ground surrounding…

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…Hammonds' redwood deck. At first glance, the Hammonds' outside sitting area appears to be part deck and part porch. The American…
…concrete. Next, they installed several beams and attached joist hangers to which the pressure treated horizontal joists were…

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…Brownstone where the original ceiling cornice was uncovered. First a scratch coat is…
…new plaster wall into the profile of the cornice. Wire lath is used where new support…
…marble. Discovering an intact ceiling cornice made Bob, Chris Vila, and architect…

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