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eRenovate.com has received a lot of requests from Canadian homeowners for articles on Renovation Materials. We have a good collection currently and are adding more each week. Browse through the articles below or try our Ask eRenovate feature to speed up your search. Or if you have a specific home improvement question, try our Ask the Expert feature at the end of this page and you will get a personalized answer from our expert panel.
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Doing More With Less - Engineered building products deliver better homes
Sometimes the most obvious facts carry the greatest weight, and that’s why I keep thinking about that terrific sawmill and its inability to produce big lumber. You can invest in all the highest-tech equipment on the planet, but nature won’t be rushed. Trees only grow so fast, and that’s one of the reasons behind the increasing popularity of engineered wood products.....Full Article
Keywords: build, building, engineered, tree, lumber, sawmill, joists, rafters, beams, wall studs, wood, resources |
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Structural Insulated Panels
If you’ve ever picked up a piece of rigid foam sheet with your bare hands in winter, you know what a great insulation material it is. In fact, foam is so effective at preventing energy transfer that it even feels like the stuff is heated when you hold it without mitts on a cold day. structural insulated panels structural insulated panels ....Full Article
Keywords: insulation material, structural insulated panels, energy performance, mould-proof, |
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Wood Screws Better Than Ever
A friend of mine owns a hardware store, and in the late 1980s he handed me a gift. At least it looked like a gift at the time. It was a box filled with several thousand brand new wood screws, all in little cardboard boxes, all for free. The only hitch was their slot head. It was old stock (really old), and their design made them unsellable, as the guy explained. That’s why he gave them to me. ....Full Article
Keywords: screws, fasteners, wood screws, #10 woodscrews, cordless drills, brass pins, flathead brass screws, |
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Is Pressure Treated Wood Safe?
Arsenic isn’t an element that enjoys a good public relations image. Nobody wants the stuff anywhere near themselves, yet many people tolerate its presence because of what it does for us in the world of building. Arsenic is one of the active components in a substance called chromated copper arsenate (CCA), a green-coloured liquid that’s been used since 1938 to pressure-treat lumber used for decks, outdoor play structures, permanent wood foundations, and wooden garden furniture.....Full Article
Keywords: arsenic, pressure-treated wood, CCA wood, |
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Reflective insulation saves money and environment in new ways
It’s always surprising to me how far fashion extends beyond clothes, hairstyles and cars. It even influences our view of substantial issues like energy consumption. With rising energy costs this is a hot topic right now, and a relatively new type of home insulation material offers the opportunity to bring the virtues of comfort, economy and environmental responsibility at least a little bit closer together.....Full Article
Keywords: reflective, insulation, environment, energy, foil, |
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| Renovation Materials
eRenovate.com has received a lot of requests from Canadian homeowners for articles on Renovation Materials. We have a good collection currently and are adding more each week. Browse through the articles below or try our Ask eRenovate feature to speed up your search. Or if you have a specific home improvement question, try our Ask the Expert feature at the end of this page and you will get a personalized answer from our expert panel.
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| Your search for 'Renovation Materials' produced 11 results |
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Doing More With Less - Engineered building products deliver better homes
Sometimes the most obvious facts carry the greatest weight, and that’s why I keep thinking about that terrific sawmill and its inability to produce big lumber. You can invest in all the highest-tech equipment on the planet, but nature won’t be rushed. Trees only grow so fast, and that’s one of the reasons behind the increasing popularity of engineered wood products.....Full Article
Keywords: build, building, engineered, tree, lumber, sawmill, joists, rafters, beams, wall studs, wood, resources |
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Structural Insulated Panels
If you’ve ever picked up a piece of rigid foam sheet with your bare hands in winter, you know what a great insulation material it is. In fact, foam is so effective at preventing energy transfer that it even feels like the stuff is heated when you hold it without mitts on a cold day. structural insulated panels structural insulated panels ....Full Article
Keywords: insulation material, structural insulated panels, energy performance, mould-proof, |
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Wood Screws Better Than Ever
A friend of mine owns a hardware store, and in the late 1980s he handed me a gift. At least it looked like a gift at the time. It was a box filled with several thousand brand new wood screws, all in little cardboard boxes, all for free. The only hitch was their slot head. It was old stock (really old), and their design made them unsellable, as the guy explained. That’s why he gave them to me. ....Full Article
Keywords: screws, fasteners, wood screws, #10 woodscrews, cordless drills, brass pins, flathead brass screws, |
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Is Pressure Treated Wood Safe?
Arsenic isn’t an element that enjoys a good public relations image. Nobody wants the stuff anywhere near themselves, yet many people tolerate its presence because of what it does for us in the world of building. Arsenic is one of the active components in a substance called chromated copper arsenate (CCA), a green-coloured liquid that’s been used since 1938 to pressure-treat lumber used for decks, outdoor play structures, permanent wood foundations, and wooden garden furniture.....Full Article
Keywords: arsenic, pressure-treated wood, CCA wood, |
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Reflective insulation saves money and environment in new ways
It’s always surprising to me how far fashion extends beyond clothes, hairstyles and cars. It even influences our view of substantial issues like energy consumption. With rising energy costs this is a hot topic right now, and a relatively new type of home insulation material offers the opportunity to bring the virtues of comfort, economy and environmental responsibility at least a little bit closer together.....Full Article
Keywords: reflective, insulation, environment, energy, foil, |
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