Podcast 487: Cedar Closets, Conditioning a Woodshop, and


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Dan has more on the buoyancy of dry air. Ron suggests micro cement to stop water vapor. Tess shows off her beautiful fence. Ryan asks how to

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Matter Surfaces highlights Purline – Floor Covering News

Matter Surfaces highlights Purline – Floor Covering NewsStoughton, Mass.—Matter Surfaces, a nationally recognized commercial flooring company, announced that one of its core product lines—eco-friendly Purline flooring—has received two new classifications, the first ASTM resilient flooring standards in five years.

“Following six-plus years of diligent independent research and exhaustive investigation, we are thrilled to see these two new ASTM standards formally released by the F06 resilient floor coverings

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Leadership Advantage: What Atlanta’s finest steakhouse

I’ve heard it many times: The landscape business is not rocket science. But you wouldn’t know it by the chaos that we seem to create constantly in our daily business experience.

Leadership Advantage: What Atlanta’s finest steakhouse

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I have yet to meet a landscape professional who isn’t committed to quality and service, even

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How To Make Modeling Clay Soft Again

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Nothing takes the wind out of your creative sails like finding that your sculpting clay has hardened to unusability. But solutions like clay softeners can help the best clay for sculpting become limber and ready

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Housing starts weaken in July

Housing starts weaken in JulyWashington, D.C.—A sharp decline in single-family home construction is another indicator that the housing slowdown is showing no signs of abating, as rising construction costs, elevated mortgage rates and supply chain disruptions continue to act as a drag on the market, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).

Overall housing starts fell 9.6% to a seasonally adjusted annual

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Hardscape Solutions: A collaborative vision

Location: Barrington Hills, Ill. 

Company: Grant & Power Landscaping

The client approached Grant & Power Landscaping wanting a renovation and upgrade to their existing outdoor living space. Grant & Power completed the project over two months, beginning in October. The time of year the project started presented a challenge to crews. The property is located northwest of Chicago.

Grant &

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