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03/31/2019
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BUILDING MATERIAL sa ADOBE sa ALUMINUM sa ASPHALT PAVING sa BAMBOO sa BRICK sa CONCRETE sa DRYWALL sa FIBERGLASS & COMPOSITE sa GLASS sa GLASS BLOCK sa MARBLE sa METAL & METALWORKING sa PLASTER sa PLASTIC sa PLASTIC LAMINATE sa RUBBER sa SIDING & TRIM sa SLATE sa STONEWORK sa TERRA COTTA sa TILE sa WOOD xx BUILDINGS & STRUCTURES Scrounging. Making the most of used, recycled and surplus materials. Tips on how to search a junk or wrecker's yard for needed items. A list of materials for the cost-conscious builder which are low-cost, low maintenance and don't waste energy. They include rolled asphalt roofing, gravel driveways, aluminum windows, and fiberglass siding shingles. A guide to salvaging old buildings for the materials. How to salvage your own piece of the past. How to salvage old buildings, in whole or in part, and put them to use in new structures. What is available in building materials that lower the maintenance cost of your home. Tip: Discourage plywood theft by nailing through the top three or four pieces. Allergy free in Ottawa. Experiences learned building a house for someone with severe allergic reactions to common building materials. Foam-core panels. A survey of the products available, how they're installed and the controversies surrounding their use. Tip on using plastic kitchen wrap to bundle leftover building materials. Tip on having sand delivered in a concrete transit mix truck to facilitate spreading it in a trench. Suggestions on wood species that are suitable for use as exterior trim. How to cut building costs by reusing old materials. Silk-purse architecture. Tips on locating and salvaging used building materials. Sweet salvage. A guide to finding and using antique fixtures and other architectural treasures. Simple holder facilitates the job of hanging roll building felt on vertical walls. I live in a paper house. Description of the techniques used to construct small buildings from corrugated paper board. How to "grow" buildings. A look at underwater grown structures. Wire mesh with an electrical charge is put in sea water where a limestone-like substance accumulates. Easy, accurate estimates. How to tell exactly how much lumber to buy for a major construction project (like erecting a house or building an addition). A computer program, written in BASIC, is also provided to help in calculating supply needs. Suggestions on finding, buying and using architectural salvage. Modern vs. traditional materials. A guide to when to consider modern materials in the restoration of an old house and when they're not suitable. Architectural salvage to the rescue. What you can expect to find, buying tips, etc. Includes a directory of sources. New home remodeling materials. If building goes metric, what will the switch mean to home improvement and construction. Tables give metric equivalent of common construction materials and supplies. Ideas for saving money on building materials. Healthy building. Reduce indoor pollution by using nontoxic building materials. Also includes tips on removing toxic chemicals from new carpeting. Tips on getting discounts on building materials. | |||||||||
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