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Building a Backyard Firepit for July 4th
If you're having guests over this July 4th, or for any other summer parties for that matter, the backyard firepit is a fantastic and easily constructed focal point for any outdoor gathering. Consider it a smarter, more aesthetically pleasing alternative to shooting off cheap fireworks.
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Like Oil and Water: Latex Paint vs Oil/Alkyd Paint
Oil and water are quintessential opposing forces; so much so, that they're actually referenced in metaphorical cliches about conflicting objects. Not surprisingly then, oil and water are right at the heart of a great debate in exterior house painting: is it better to go with the Oil/Alkyd Paint, which is solvent-based, or the water-based alternative, Latex Paint?
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Winterizing Windows
In response to a question I received after the wood vs. vinyl window blog last week, I'm going to talk a little about weather proofing windows today. For saving money on your heating bill, there aren't many courses of action more helpful than sealing leaky windows. Drafty windows don't just let the cold winter air in, they also allow the warm air out, forcing your furnace to work even harder, and costing you in the long run. Here's a few very basic procedures for improving your windows' winter performance, without having to bite the bullet and buy all new windows. And for those of you not familiar with this concept of cold winters, I promise to deliver a timely air-conditioning blog soon.
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Changing of the Garden: Water Garden vs Rock Garden
Well, it's the middle of winter, and gardening might not be the first thing on many of your minds. But more times than not, a great outdoor landscaping project starts right around this time of year, as savvy property owners start making their yard and garden plans for the spring.
In that forward thinking spirit, today's Home Improvement Showdown pits two popular styles of sophisticated gardens head to head, or petal to petal, as the case may be. In one corner is the water garden, or aquatic garden, and in the other corner is one of its elemental rivals, the rock garden.
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On the Fence About Fencing: Picket Fence vs Privacy Fence
There's a lot of tradition wrapped up in fence design, from the most rugged ranch fence to the classiest English lattice fence. Over the centuries, thousands of stylistic variations have emerged in fencing, with options related to building materials, board shape, post width, cap designs, and plenty more. To make things all the more complex, some of our most traditional concepts of fencing have evolved. The picket fence, for example, might conjure memories of the classic, wood-built, white fences of a 1950's American suburb. In truth, though, today's picket fences are consistent only in their spaced out alignment of vertical boards, and they can be constructed from wood, vinyl (PVC) or even steel and aluminum (as in ornamental picket fences).
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