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Construction

Metal Cladding & Custom Laser Cut Metal Architectural Products

July 16, 2010

Whether you’re upgrading from a rented office to a brand-new corporate building or building a convention center, Hendrick Manufacturing can help you with all your custom metal needs. They have worked in the custom metal business for well over a century and have provided solutions to help construct buildings all over the United States. Be [...]

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Renovating a home in preparation for your older years

November 21, 2008

When renovating a home in preparation for habitation of the elderly, there are some things that need to be taken into consideration. At the ripe old age of 59 and 61, my parents have determined that they will not wait until it is impossible to do this chore. They thought of almost everything from remodeling [...]

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My boys and their lego creations

October 23, 2008

Lego, Mega Blok and other brands like them must be one of the best toys out there.  My boys get so much use out of them!  Right now they’re at the stage where the big blocks are really the best for them.  They are always using these blocks to make towers, bridges, airplanes hotels, castles and [...]

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Goodbye 70s Bathroom – Time to Remodel!

October 17, 2008

The tub surround is turquoise, and it isn’t the so-cool aqua that you pair with chocolate brown for a Pottery Barn bathroom. This one is turquoise, begging for bubblegum pink accents with seafoam green accessories. Granted, the whole thing is in great shape—no leaks, no scratches or dings, not even any mildew. And yet, you [...]

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Gaithersburg, MD Kitchen Remodeling

August 21, 2008

For those living in the Washington, D.C. area, right along with retirement comes a kitchen remodel in Gaithersburg . . . or if it doesn’t, it should. Especially for those retirees still living in the home they bought just after getting married, the time has finally come. You may have been looking forward to this [...]

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Bethesda Bathroom Remodeling Time

July 25, 2008

Imagine with me…. You’ve saved for years and planned for almost as long, to create the bathroom of your dreams. During all that time, you lived with the old pink, black, and white tiles in the house where your family has lived since you and your wife were married. The time has finally come, though, [...]

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Life in the Remodeling Lane

June 20, 2008

I was reading a magazine, this afternoon, and the main focus of this issue was remodeling. Being in the middle of a fixer-upper remodel, ourselves, I was fascinated. One thing that really caught my eye was a suggestion from one of the couples. They strongly recommend moving out during the construction work. With all due [...]

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One Layer at a Time–Stripping Paint

June 16, 2008

Personally, I believe that, among the many, many common chores in the world of home renovation, there are few that are as undesireable as stripping paint. When tasks are being assigned, when the priority list is being written up, when people are volunteering for specific jobs, the paint stripping seems to fall by the wayside, [...]

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