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Trends: Surface Style

Whether you're going for organic or high-tech, spa-like or spectacle, the right tile can complete the look of any room.

 

Drywall

  • A Little Structure

    New products from Arrow Fasteners, FibaTape, Hilti, Nuheat, and Royal Wood, add strength and structure to remodeling projects.

     
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    Gypsum, Backerboard, and Underlayments

    Products from Temple-Inland, Goldblatt Tool Co., Polyglass USA, Serious Materials, and WR Meadows.

     

  • Stocker Shock

    A $3 tube of caulk or a roll of drywall tape can cost you $50 in time alone if you have to travel to the store to get it.

     
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Finishes and Surfaces

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Hardwood Flooring's Green Message Grows on Pros and Consumers

As recently as a year ago, Epcon Communities was not specifying hardwood flooring in its home market of Columbus, Ohio. The builder of slab-on-grade, ranch condominiums in the $180,000 to $250,000 price range installed carpet and vinyl surfaces in its homes, says Craig Thomas, vice president of development and construction for the Dublin, Ohio-based developer.

 

Flooring

  • A Little Structure

    New products from Arrow Fasteners, FibaTape, Hilti, Nuheat, and Royal Wood, add strength and structure to remodeling projects.

     

  • Around the Industry

    A variety of new products from Daltile, Pure Lighting, Richard Gray's Power Company, RSI, and Swanson Tools.

     
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    Gypsum, Backerboard, and Underlayments

    Products from Temple-Inland, Goldblatt Tool Co., Polyglass USA, Serious Materials, and WR Meadows.

     
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Molding and millwork

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    Products: New + Notable

    New interior and exterior products for high-end remodeling.

     
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    In Focus: Exterior Trim

    With the workability of wood and the benefits of durability and resistance to rot and pests, PVC has become popular for exterior millwork...

     
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    Products: All the Trimmings

    Houses lacking exterior accessories tend to look unfinished. It's the millwork, fascia, and other accents that add style and curb appeal on...

     
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Custom Home Online

Custom Home Online is devoted to the needs of the professional custom home builder.

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Residential Architect Online

Residential Architect online is devoted to the needs of the residential architect.

 

Painting

  • What EPA's Lead Rule Means to Remodelers

    An overview of how EPA's rule on lead abatement will affect the remodeling industry.

     
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    Vinyl Siding Update

    Since the 1960s vinyl siding has been sold as an exterior that doesn't need painting. But the color was prone to fading and the material...

     

  • In-House Training Advantage

    A Tampa, Fla., painting contractor is reaping the benefits of a new in-house training program. Instruction at Specialized Painting Services...

     
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Walls and Ceilings

  • A Little Structure

    New products from Arrow Fasteners, FibaTape, Hilti, Nuheat, and Royal Wood, add strength and structure to remodeling projects.

     

  • Green Homes: Building on Eco-Friendly Solutions

    Oct. 20--The modern Texas ranch home of Laurel Trevino and Carlos Torres-Verdin is perched on 10 acres in southwest Austin.

     
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    Engineered Lumber

    New engineered lumber products from Georgia Pacific, Roseburg Forest Products, LP and Weyerhaeuser.

     
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