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Planting Near a Basement or Crawl Space: How to Avoid Damage

It's tempting to plant shrubs and other plants against your house to hide the basement or crawl space area. However, you could be asking for trouble. Before you buy or plant anything new for spring, find out why it's not such a good idea to have plants too close to ...

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What to Expect When Selling Your High-Performance Home

 Photo by rawpixel via Pixabay A high-performance home is one that operates efficiently, and saves you -- the  homeowner -- significant costs in heating, cooling and more. When it comes time to sell a home of this type, the price point is typically higher -- up to 3.4 percent. High-performance homes ...

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Eco-Friendly Floors

Choosing new or replacement eco-friendly flooring is one of the emerging trends among house and condo owners. Eco-friendly flooring is made from, or with, more sustainable resources, such as materials that don’t deplete or permanently damage the environment (such as toxic laminates), or reusable or recyclable materials. Here are some ...

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What you should know about concrete in foundation building

For centuries, builders have used concrete in foundation building for structures of all shapes and sizes. Concrete foundations are still the most common type of foundation for homes, commercial buildings and everything in between. There are several types of concrete foundation you should know if you’re planning to build a ...

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