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A Look at Cleaning Parquet Floor
by Isabel Rodrigues
What is parquet flooring? Parquet flooring is a type of flooring created from strips or blocks of wood that form a pattern. So, when cleaning a parquet floors you would use the same process as cleaning hardwood floors.
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How to Measure and Install Blinds like a Pro...
by MB Gournay
Save time, money and your pride by reading this short How To article about 2" faux wood blinds, shades, shutters and wooden window blinds.
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Architecture
by Kristy Annely
Architecture is the designing of buildings within cultural, social and historical constraints prevalent at the time of construction. American architecture experienced an influence of different styles and as a result today is a complex summation of multiple traditions and techniques.
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Pole Barns
by Alison Cole
The type of construction one chooses will depend on the barn's style. The pole barn, also known as post-frame construction, is the least expensive. The post-frame construction is done by sinking posts into the ground, with lumber connecting them horizontally. Holes are dug for the poles that are then used for the foundation, bracing and framework. Most metal buildings, today, use this type of construction. Apart from shallow-pitched roofs and single stories, one can construct two-story barns as well.
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Commercial Outdoor Lighting
by Marcus Peterson
Luminous billboards, shop signs and twinkling lights create a fairy tale ambience, luring bargain hunters and casual observers to malls, eating places, gaming centers and commercial establishments. Las Vegas would be a desert town if it did not have glitzy, leering neons in all shapes and designs shining in the night sky. Or imagine a scenario where there is a single commercial outdoor light for a cluster of salons and stores. Outdoor lighting evolved over the years and in process lost its bearing. The abundance of electricity gave place to haphazard placement and usage leading to energy wastage and pollution. It is a health hazard as too much exposure causes eye problems and momentary blindness leading to automobile accidents. Poorly lighted or skewed fixtures have similar effect as in glares or rotating beams inconveniencing neighbors and residents.
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