Mirror magic makes home a livelier place
Barbara Hartung explains how mirrors enlarge and brighten interiors. Reflective placement, lighting, and mirrored furnishings can create dramatic rooms, from sunlit living areas to cozy entryways, while cautioning against overly smoky or colored panes that dull reflections.
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Remodeling popularity tied to good wood supplies
The American Forest Institute links rising remodeling interest to modern wood products like wall paneling and plywood. It credits forest management, better utilization of wood fiber, and new technologies for affordable, abundant paneling while reducing waste and environmental impact.
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Do It Yoursalfers
American Forest Institute
AFI
Corporation chief warns waste endangers petrochemical supply
Union Carbide chairman F Perry Wilson warns that diverting only six percent of oil and gas from petrochemicals could trigger job losses and a 70 billion annual productivity drop. He cites plastics, fertilizers, fibers and more as vital uses and urges developing new energy resources now.
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Union Carbide Corp
F. Perry Wilson
Wilson
U.S
Four Plumbing Tips From the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Bureau
The article argues that cutting corners on plumbing can cost more later and highlights four points. It notes unseen pipes can be undersized causing noise and reduced water pressure, warns about future appliance additions being hindered by low pressure, praises quality fixtures for durability and easy cleaning, and favors leakproof faucets and siphon jet toilets for quiet flushes. It also cautions against omitting cleanout plugs and shutoff valves which allow local repairs without shutting off whole-house water.
How to repair cracked and sunken concrete driveways
Concrete driveway repair involves raising sunken sections with a lever and packing sand, breaking up heavier slabs, tamping rubble to create a new base, and pouring four to six inch slabs level with the existing. For potholes, chisel sides perpendicular to base, dampen, pour fresh mix, and use proper cement to sand ratios. Use concrete patching material with glue for small cracks.
Boxing Gloves and Desert Plants Catalog
A compact list featuring boxing gloves and a collection of desert plants including multi head barrel cactus Hedge Hog Organ Pipe Cereus Cholia Ocotillo Prickly Pear Saguaro. The items suggest a mixed catalog or horticultural listing with varied plant species and boxing gear alike.
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