Construction and Remodeling News
There's lithium in the air
Submitted by kent on Thu, 02/08/2007 - 10:16am.The biggest news in the hardware industry this year would have to be the prevalence of new battery technology: lithium. Virtually every manufacturer of battery power construction tools has come out with a line of lithium powered devices. Why? Like nickel metal hydride, lithium has no memory effect--the tendency of a battery to lose capacity when only charged partially.
But lithium has many other advantages:
Welcome to the inaugural of the Self Made Homes website
Submitted by kent on Thu, 08/10/2006 - 11:09pm.Self Made Homes is an example of a revolutionary new approach to web-based information called Web 2.0. How does it differ from the old Internet? Web 2.0 is focused on community building and social interaction. Visitors are encouraged to get involved. You can leave comments and posts, and carry on conversations with other homeowners on our forums. Setting up such an Internet site is a daunting process! I can verify that it is much more challenging than writing a book, but it's also very exciting because information and knowledge transfer happens at light speed. You are assured of the latest construction and remodeling information.
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Daily Coverage of the 2007 International Builders Show in Orlando
Submitted by kent on Wed, 02/07/2007 - 10:41am.
The Big Show: the 2007 International Builders' Show®, just keeps getting bigger!! Now with over 1,900 leading suppliers representing 300 industry categories, covering over a million net square feet of exhibit space it is the largest Show in NAHB history!
Want to give your home stereo system that built-in look?
Submitted by kent on Tue, 10/10/2006 - 3:42pm.
Here's a wonderful solution for remodelers who want to place speakers up on the wall without unsightly wires. Taperwire is an adhesive backed speaker wire that can be taped directly to the wall, spackled, and then painted or wallpapered over.
Copyright 2006 by Kent Lester