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Home for Good Project to Help Build 300 Homes with Habitat for Humanity

Ply Gem and country music icon Alan Jackson launch the Home for Good Project to help build more than 300 homes with H...

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What You Need to Know About Wood Windows

Windows can be made from multiple materials, mainly wood, clad, vinyl, and aluminum. Each material offers different b...

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The 4 S’s of Windows and Doors

When choosing replacement windows or doors there are four things you want to keep in mind. We call these the "4 S's o...

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Winter Home Improvement Projects That Won’t Leave You Cold

Many times when we think of home improvement projects we are drawn to exterior of our homes. Painting, siding, window...

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Choosing exterior house colors? Think outside the beige box.

Unlike interior house colors, exterior house colors are much harder to change, often requiring ladders or scaffolding...

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International Builders Show Recap: 2016 Building Trends

When it comes to product innovation at the show this year, I was thoroughly pleased to see such clear shifts in the m...

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Architects Share Design Trends

Financial considerations and Americans’ evolving lifestyles are driving preferences in home design. According to the ...

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Tips for Working on a Historic Renovation

Historic renovations demand a building material with the versatility to capture the spirit, charm and character of th...

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Brights Return to the Color Palette

Recession-era color trends—reflecting a need for comfort, familiarity, and order in a disorderly world—are picking up...

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