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Sliding door hardware tops the list.
Add these features to boost the value of your homes with your buyers.
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Hanley Wood product editors are combing the Builders' Show exhibit floor in search of innovative and interesting introductions for you and your clients. Here are hot finds from Day 3.
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Hanley Wood product editors are combing the Builders' Show exhibit floor in search of innovative and interesting introductions for you and your clients. Here are hot finds from Day 2.
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Hanley Wood product editors are combing the Builders' Show exhibit floor in search of innovative and interesting introductions for you and your clients. Here are hot finds from Day 1.
With authentic detailing and conveniences to suit the modern boomer, this stately Gulf Coast plantation home brings a fresh look to Orlando’s luxury market.
Of course, post-industrial houses do have their benefits (indoor plumbing, beer fridges, hi-def surround sound), so the task becomes figuring out how to integrate antiquity’s greatest green lessons into designs that meet the lifestyle demands of today. That is what Tradewinds, our show home for the...
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You hear it all the time: an attractive front entrance can increase the perceived market value of a home (by as much as $24,000, according to one study commissioned by Maumee, Ohio–based Therma-Tru Doors). Of course, no one knows just how much a buyer will actually pay for it, but one thing is...
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This month's top shelf products include the stylish space-saving refrigerator from Fagor America, designer hardware accessories from Von Morris, and the specially cut XJ 85 joist from Georgia-Pacific Wood Products.
Marked by sweeping curves, the Deco collection of decorative cabinet hardware recalls the industrial designs of the Roaring Twenties but is suitable for both modern and traditional homes, says the maker. Available in a satin nickel finish, the products include cabinet knobs and a cup pull...
Dow Window and Door 1000 Sealant is formulated to seal window and door framework, exterior and interior trim, and finish joints and interfaces. The non-yellowing product resists moisture and mildew, and its rust inhibitor reduces the potential for corrosion at joint seals with metal components...
Two builders, two developers, and a remodeler received the first Livable Communities Awards, presented by the National Association of Home Builders and AARP. The awards, presented Dec. 11 in Washington, recognize homes and communities that are well designed, safe, comfortable, and accessible...
Citing a need for eco-friendly doors, the manufacturer has introduced a line of doors made from salvaged materials. Each door is made from reclaimed glulam, stile-and-rail cores that are overlaid with recycled Douglas fir. Doors are available in one-, two-, or three-panel designs and come in...
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Fifteen years ago, before the sustainable building groundswell began in earnest, environmentally friendly products had an organic (some might say earthy) look that only the sandal-wearing hippie fringe could appreciate. If you were looking for a refined finish, you looked elsewhere.
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This month's top shelf products include the Ratcheting Hex Key Wrench, Cartglass Classic Series of mosaic tiles, Kwik Seal 3.0 kitchen and bath adhesive caulk.
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As many heating costs rise, heating a home is becoming increasingly expensive for your buyers. Good insulation and an efficient furnace or heat pump can help, but you can also give your buyers an energy-efficient supplemental heat source that will not break the bank: a pellet stove or insert.
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This month's top shelf products include the sleek Aspire three-speed fan control from Cooper Wiring Devices, M-Shield paperless multilayer reflective insulation, and the Stone Veneer Mortar from Sakrete.
TO COUNTERACT THE dark-alley-kitchen syndrome commonly seen in Chicago row houses, architect Mark Peters used translucent laminated glass walls to bring natural light inside and to create the illusion of spaciousness.