Contrary to popular belief, cladding and siding are – technically speaking – not the same thing (according to the Constructio...
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Read MoreI have a friend who is an investment banker but defines herself as a musician first. Not surprisingly, her home expresses he...
Read MoreWhen my friend’s great-grandmother passed away, she left the family’s old Gothic-style home in such disrepair that none of h...
Read MoreI have a lot of friends, and they all live in homes with very different looks and personalities. For the most part, these ho...
Read MoreLast year, a couple of big storms came through knocking down a lot of fences. This led to a number of exposed backyards and l...
Read MoreThe first thing my friend did after closing on both his houses was tear out the old splintered wooden decks that came with th...
Read MoreA friend of mine recently sent me a birthday card, and when I saw the return address, my eyebrows rose. It was in one of th...
Read MoreMy friend has spent nearly all of her life living in a city, and on the fast track in school and in her career. Once she made...
Read MoreWhen I was in elementary school, I rejoiced in an unexpected day off because vandals had broken into my school and trashed th...
Read MoreWhen I worked in a welding shop, one of our best clients was a local builder who specialized in large homes built to custom-...
Read MoreAn early job of mine was building boat docks with a neighbor from down the street. He was the sort of man who liked to bring...
Read MoreWrought iron is a timeless style that’s been around for hundreds of years—and its popularity continues to grow. I can’t tell...
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