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		<title>Heating Systems:</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The transference of energy from point a (heat source) to point b (needed delivery place).  There are 4 different ways of doing so.
1. Is with moving of tempered air through large ductwork.
2. Moving of a liquid through pipes to a energy defuser of said energy
3. Radiant heat; like a heating element heating an oven or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/389/heating-systems/</link>
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		<title>A new law is on the books starting in July of 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[All new houses in Minnesota are required to have radon removal system installed into each housing unit. Various designs are allowed by the state some with collection tanks (sump baskets) and some with out. The state haves mandated the following items that must be done.
Install a perpetrated drain pipe around the interior foundation wall with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/429/a-new-law-is-on-the-books-starting-in-july-of-2009/</link>
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		<title>Siding-Houses</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We think we love them, they have been a part of the American dream since the days of the pilgrims. The lingering quest in homeownership how do we protect them from the elements, after that how to make them warmer years after they have been built.
In the old days the log houses used the logs [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/420/siding-houses/</link>
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		<title>Roofing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Home ownership is a heavy responsibility for any person. But in times of economic hardship how does one manage to balance the budget and proper maintance of ones home. In the coming articles we will be addressing a slue of problems with work around situations.
Example: A tornado comes through your neighborhood leaving a lot of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/404/roofing/</link>
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		<title>General Information</title>
		<description><![CDATA[1. Does the contractor have liability insurance? If something goes wrong who will cover your loss. I heard of a roofing problem in the summer of 08 they tore off the roof and installed a new roofing system. It looked good it didn’t leak, but when the roofers were tearing off the old roof they [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/393/general-information/</link>
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		<title>Heat ducts hard metal VS Insulated flex pipe</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On hard metal pipes the air moves swiftly through the pipes with little to no hindrance the pipe walls are smooth galvanized metal with adjustable elbows as needed.  The minor drawback of this type of pipe is the metal you must hot or cool the pipe first before tempering the room that it&#8217;s being [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/372/heat-ducts-hard-metal-vs-insulated-flex-pipe/</link>
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		<title>Kitchen exhaust fans</title>
		<description><![CDATA[All kitchens should have exhaust fans, a lot of hood fans do not vent the bad air to the out side, but instead they push the air through a charcoal filter and than exhausted it back into the kitchen.  When these hood fans are used over 50 hours of use the charcoal filters should [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/366/kitchen-exhaust-fans/</link>
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		<title>Kitchen ceilings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When your looking at types of ceiling finishes in the kitchen. There are things you must thing about.
   1. Are you using your kitchen as a showcase? Be careful what you choice.
   2. Are you cooking a lot with grease? If you cook with a lot of grease at high temperatures [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/359/kitchen-ceilings/</link>
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		<title>Kitchen Windows</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When designing a kitchen what should you be looking for when choosing a new window(s) in the kitchen?
There are 6 different types of windows available but only 5 can open. The picture window is just that a cased opening with a secured thermo pane glass installed in the opening. 
Awning; With this type of window [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/349/kitchen-windows/</link>
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		<title>Kitchen countertops</title>
		<description><![CDATA[6 major types of countertops; Laminate, Wood, Metal, Corion, Tile, and Stone tops.
Looking at these different types of tops, how are they going to perform for your needs?
1. Making bread or cookies the worst type of counter top is tile, it’s not the tile but the grout joints, the flour and doe get into the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/340/kitchen-countertops/</link>
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		<title>Mexican siding crew</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We had the privilege to watch a Mexican siding crew side and install 5 new windows into a split-level house right across the street from our job; they had 11 men the first day 9 the 2nd day.
One of the dumbest things we saw was a man hung over the gable end of the garage [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/333/mexican-siding-crew/</link>
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		<title>What are the first questions you need to answer for a new kitchen</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Where do I go for a new kitchen? Remember this 9tenths of the kitchen stores have no clue who you are or how you live or your unique physical abilities you have. They are there to get a fast sale and they’re on to the next customer. And you’re stuck with this kitchen for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/327/what-are-the-first-questions-you-need-to-answer-for-a-new-kitchen/</link>
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		<title>Heating your Garage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s a great idea, heating your garage with a Reznor unit heater it shall do a lot of good things for your garage and items stored in it. By keeping the heat above 38° it will keep the garage foundation from heaving in the cold winter months.  Also if the garage is attached to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/299/heating-your-garage/</link>
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		<title>Permacast Columns</title>
		<description><![CDATA[These are a great way to make a pergola or a front porc. 
Low Maintenance
Permacast columns are cast from a proprietary fiber-reinforced polymer composite with exceptional strength-to-weight characteristics and requiring minimum maintenance. They are weatherproof, insect-proof and highly durable. They look best painted, and repainting when the color looks out of date.

Low Maintenance
PermaCast columns are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/296/permacast-columns/</link>
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		<title>Solar Heating In Minnesota</title>
		<description><![CDATA[3 types of solar collectors.
The vacuum tube type works great. It can reach temperatures above 350° and becomes a good collector. The down side of it is when the snow and/or frost lands on the vacuum tube collector the sun has to warm it up to evaporate the frost, and with heavy snow you will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/292/solar-heating-in-minnesota/</link>
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		<title>Boilers, Furnaces and Water heaters-2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the first photo you see a boiler system with different types of radiant heat points, with some of the controls required to operate the systems.
Below is a furnace system showing some of the components needing to be serviced.
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		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/279/boilers-furnaces-and-water-heaters-2/</link>
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		<title>Boilers, furnaces and water heaters-1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Boilers, furnaces and water heaters – figured for a 2000 SF house
For boilers
Water  – minimum operating pressure 8 LBS per floor.  A 2 story with basement –requires 24 Lbs operating pressure. 
Cleaning cycle for the burners at least every 2 years
Fuel – Natural Gas, Propane
When gas is burnt it’s by product is water [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/277/boilers-furnaces-and-water-heaters/</link>
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		<title>This is a good time to buy a house, it’s a buyers market but you still must be careful.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Everything always comes down to money how much is it going to cost me. Granted houses are not our greatest assets actually it leans more into the liability side of the spreadsheet.  With this in mind how can we convert a liability into an asset or at lest break out even. 
1. Location is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/276/this-is-a-good-time-to-buy-a-house-it%e2%80%99s-a-buyers-market-but-you-still-must-be-careful/</link>
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		<title>Insurance companies- claims</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Insurance agents sell you on the fact that when you sign up with an insurance company you will have full coverage minus the deductible. You set the deductible amount than this sets the payment schedule.  In Minnesota if you have hail damage on the roof and/or siding the insurance company only has to replace [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/275/insurance-companies-claims/</link>
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		<title>Electrical panels done right</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s look at the first electrical panel. There are 3 problems with this panel. #1 The 2 high voltage lines and the neutral line coming into the the main shot off switch are painted white. These is not legal, The 2 high voltage lines required to be marked in black and the neutral must be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/272/electrical-panels-done-right/</link>
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		<title>Dressing up a stairway</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
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		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/263/dressing-up-a-stairway/</link>
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		<title>Stairways – a lot of carpenters can build good-looking stairways.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The question is; Can the stairway hold it’s own weight as well as the working load being put on it. 
Osha requirements for a stairway;
From a design standpoint, the specified design loads (e.g., normal live load and moving concentrated load of 1000 lbs.) must be placed where the maximum stress is experienced by the individual [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/259/stairways-a-lot-of-carpenters-can-build-good-looking-stairways/</link>
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		<title>Columns were are they to be used</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Installing architectural elements IE columns are a way to bestow grandeur, or an air of formality, reverence, and ha for ones surroundings. If your looking for a quiet place to read, or review documents having columns quiets the room down. When people enter they become respectful of the area. Installing columns in a formal dining [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/255/columns-were-are-they-to-be-used/</link>
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		<title>Bathrooms say a lot about the people living in the home.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Are you sending the right message.
Before you remodel your bathroom,
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		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/249/bathrooms-say-a-lot-about-the-people-living-in-the-home/</link>
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		<title>Attic spaces</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Older homes have a large advantage over new homes. The designs of these gracious older homes have large attics with fun ways to convert theses spaces into unique personal rooms.
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		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/244/attic-spaces/</link>
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		<title>Old fashion heating systems leave tracks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Oil fired heating plant (furnace or boiler system) needs maintenance by a good oil burners service man. There are a lot of service men but only 1 out of 10 Service men are really any good, and of these 1/2 of theses guys are great.  With a good burner system and a great service [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/241/old-fashion-heating-systems-leave-tracks/</link>
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		<title>Mold what does it look like?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mold comes in to the house in many ways. Always when there is water present.
1. Exterior water &#8211; infiltration (through the siding or the roofing)
Improper installation of the siding – no building paper or a house wrap was installed.  Roofing again improper installation of roofing and flashing allowing the rainwater into the building shell. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/236/mold-what-does-it-look-like/</link>
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		<title>Be informed about the services you hire</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was approached by another contractor asking me to give them a price on larger home in Minnesota.  They wanted a ballpark price in 1 1/2 hours. They had worked weeks on the biding of this house and were still edgy about the final price. From what they showed me 2 different sets prints [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/231/be-informed-about-the-services-you-hire/</link>
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		<title>Is copper plumbing supply lines good for you?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The elements written about below are used in all modern house drinking water delivery systems.
These quotes can from different EPA web sites. A little disturbing I called a number of officials this late week to talk about copper drinking water supplies. What I found out was they were more concerned about the brass in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/230/is-copper-plumbing-supply-lines-good-for-you/</link>
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		<title>Exhaust fan problems I presume?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My heating contract was called into a house that was about 8 years old. The homeowner had a unique problem. In the master bedroom was located on the 2nd floor the toilet bowl was frozen and the bathroom temperature was 70°. The contractor though at first this was a joke.  The owner insisted that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/229/exhaust-fan-problems-i-presume/</link>
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		<title>You need fresh air in your house.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New houses need fresh air
The answer will move to action. A person will breathe in and vent per breathe 1/2 liter in quiet breathing to 6 liters or 1.58 gallons per minute.
Each person takes between 4 and 10 million breaths per year. The max volume of air that we take in and breathe out is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/228/you-need-fresh-air-in-your-house/</link>
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		<title>Designing Decks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To make a deck look and function well there must be some planning done before you start building. 
Location of the deck is very important.
Are you trying to use this deck for multi purpose or a single event place?
Example: Do the kids play in the back yard and you use the deck as an outpost [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/227/designing-decks/</link>
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		<title>Wood Specifications On Tall Walls</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Framing material and sizing has changed for tall walls, theses changes in Minnesota law is for the better.
Load bearing walls exceeding the 9&#8242; height fall under a new law. The higher the wall, the better quality the wall this may mean thicker the studs.
Included in this new law you no longer can use Utility grade, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/225/wood-specifications-on-tall-walls/</link>
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		<title>Foundation Walls Failing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are a lot of basement foundation walls failing. Presently a whole lot of poor quality fixes. Some of which take up a lot of square footage of your basement to hold up the foundation wall, but don&#8217;t address all the problems.
 
These foundation walls were built good but they were not designed for your [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/218/foundation-walls-failing/</link>
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		<title>Box and Custom Cabinets</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Box cabinets come in widths of 3 inch increments (12&#8243;, 15&#8243;, 18&#8243;, 21, 24, etc.) this means if your cabinet length is 5’ 2 1/2” you will need a 2 1/2” filler section on the facing of your cabinets. Custom cabinets are custom fit with no filler sections and more useable storage.
With box cabinets you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/217/box-and-custom-cabinets/</link>
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		<title>Tyvek and House Wraps</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This type of material is a one-way door system. It allows humidity in the stud cavity to migrate out to the exterior air when the humidity level is lower than the relative humidity in the stud cavity. Great concept. In actuality it has some drawbacks;
First you must make sure that wall sheathing is working with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/216/tyvek-and-house-wraps/</link>
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		<title>Building contractor(s) vs handyman(s)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Building contractor(s) verses handyman(s)
What’s the difference?
 The Department of Labor and Industry requires licenses for residential building contractors, remodelers, roofers and manufactured home installers. The department requires certain standards of education and professional conduct be maintained to obtain and retain a license.
Licenses are required for all residential building contractors and residential remodelers who contract with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/215/building-contractors-verses-handymans/</link>
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		<title>A Standard Closet is a Waste of Good Space</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A standard closet has one of the following types of doors; bi-fold, sliding, or standard door(s). These doors make it hard to get into the closets as well as being in the way of storing items.  Doors also inhibit the movement around the doors.
 
This closet was designed for more internal storage, but it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/210/a-standard-closet-is-a-waste-of-good-space/</link>
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		<title>Close quarters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The owner wanted to put an addition between the house and the garage. The space between the house and the garage was 26&#8242;4&#8243;, City hall said we had to stay 1&#8242; away from the garage with the addition.
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		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/196/close-quarters/</link>
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		<title>Entries always make a statement, what is yours saying?</title>
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The house was built in 1950 on a nice lake. The new owners decided to remodel it before moving in. We updated the whole house from electrical,plumbing, heating, phone, security and millwork.

We make our own pillars to fit each house. Buying factory pillars the heights are wrong for the jobs as well as are the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/190/entries-make-statement/</link>
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		<title>Changing places</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
House was built in 97 with a poor kitchen design.
Note the locating of the pantry at the far end of the room with a depth of only 12&#8243;. 


We changed the location of the sliding glass door and the kitchen sink window. Then we flipped the kitchen layout to flow better with more storage.
There was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/177/changing-places/</link>
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		<title>Giving the buildings a face lift</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
 The 2 apartment buildings were built in the mid 60&#8217;s. They had flat roofs that were leaking badly the owners needed to do some thing. A new flat roof would cost the same price as pitch roof with shingles, but the didn&#8217;t want a standard 2&#8242; over hang. 

We came up with a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/182/giving-the-building-a-face-lift/</link>
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		<title>Are decks robbing you of time and enjoyment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Touch on any picture to enlarge
The first picture is the old deck.

We removed the decking and enlarged the size of the main deck. The decking is ironwood that comes from South America. The rails are iron pipe 2&#8243; top rails and 1&#8243; lower rails that can be painted or copper cladded.

When using cedar decking the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/170/are-decks-robbing-you-of-time-and-enjoyment/</link>
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		<title>Wet floors next to exterior walls</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Comment: from a reader
I had hardy board siding installed on my house when we had it built 6 years ago and we have had a problem with moisture along the walls on the interior floors. the builder installed the hardy siding against the house wrap and the back side of the siding was not sealed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/174/wet-floors-next-to-exterior-walls/</link>
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		<title>Foundation/framing details</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The IRC building code allows you to build you home an infinite number of different ways using a verity of materials. The traditional way of framing is called western platform framing. This entails building a floor on the foundation walls. Installing joists and floor sheathing. Wall framing; the walls are assembled on the deck of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/166/foundationframing-details/</link>
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		<title>Why can I see big rectangles on the roof and why are shingles curling?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Improper sealing around heating, plumbing, and electrical penetrations allows air to flow into attic spaces.
This air carries high a volume of humidity with the air, and as it comes into the attic, if the temp is below 32° it freezes onto the underside of the roof sheathing and the trusses.
During the spring thaw, it compacts [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/163/why-can-i-see-big-rectangles-on-the-roof-and-why-are-shingles-curling/</link>
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		<title>Make your house do the entertaining</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  The first pict. was the house before the face lift.
 This house was built in 97 with a shed roof over the front porch. The front view said go a way, so we gave it a face lift in the fall of 2005. We installed a Gable roof, with a wood barrow ceiling [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/160/make-your-house-do-the-entertaining/</link>
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		<title>Septic systems and how they work</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Raw sewage (black water) flows from the house to the first of 2 septic tanks. The weighs are trapped in this tank where they brake down. Once the liquid drains 2 a 2nd tank and some heavies or sediment was able to leave the first tank the 2nd tank catches it. When the liquid leaves [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/157/septic-systems-and-how-they-work/</link>
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		<title>Looking beyond the ordinary and getting what you want</title>
		<description><![CDATA[


This is the front entry of a house we built in 1993.
The first picture is on a bridge looking into the living room.
The second picture is looking from the home office into the arboretum.
The third picture is looking down in to a water fall system and ponds.
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		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/153/looking-beyond-the-ordinary-and-getting-what-you-want/</link>
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		<title>Home owners bill of rights 1 of 5</title>
		<description><![CDATA[1   You found the perfect lot?
A   What next?
B   Who buyers the lot?
2  Who should build your remodel house?
A  The homeowners doing it themselves.
B  Using a reputable contractor.
3  The right to understand your contract.
A  The “contract”
B  Who is working on your behalf.
C  What [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/144/home-owners-bill-of-rights/</link>
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		<title>Home owners bill of rights 2 of 5</title>
		<description><![CDATA[L You think you found the perfect lot?
1 What’s next?
Are your finances in order?  Get reproved from a bank and find out what you can comfortable afford in your budget for a house.  Remember there will furnishing you will have to buy, and maybe a yard to install, a minimum of  $5,000.00 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.home-elegance.com/articles/148/home-owners-bill-of-rights-1/</link>
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		<title>Home owners bill of rights  3 of 5</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Who should build your remodel house?
The homeowners doing it themselves.
1 I was called to a house in 03 to a house that was built by the homeowner. They called with a problem of water in their basement. They had a perk test done the property fore the drain field part of the sewer system and [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[3 The right to understand your contract.
A The “contract”
The contract is to keep both parties in check and on track with what is written in the contract. If the contract is not written in 10-point type it is not a legal document as to the State of Minnesota Law.
After signing the contract you have 3 [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[4 Knowing the Law
A Change Orders
The Law requires all contractors to use change orders for any and all changes made to the original contract listing the original price first than the additions and a new total of the project. Than the client must sign it before the changes can begin. It’s the law.
B Mechanic’s Lien [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Frost footing pros verse joes</title>
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You are looking at 2 cross sections as to how to build a frost footing.
The first picture shows how 98% of all house frost footings are installed. With this type of design there are some problems.
1. Where there is a 42” frost footing required the install 1-7 1/2” high footing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hallways always make a statement</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A lot contractors can build a house, the lady of house will change the structure to a home. The question is &#8220;are you happy with your surroundings did you get what the contractor envisioned for you or did you get 4 walls and a roof&#8221;.
In the first hours of interviewing home building contractors, this is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Foundations and keeping the basements dry</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The state says, “installing the drain tile on the inside of the footing is known as cosmetic.”
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The code also requires that the contractor installs 4 inches of rock or gravel under concrete floor. But if you have a high groundwater table on your lot 4 inch of rock is not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Plumbing prices too high?</title>
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		<title>Gypcrete w/ Infloor heat</title>
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Gypcrete is a lite weight cement mix which uses gypsum instead of sand and a high quality Portland mix making gypcrete.
In commercial applications Gypcrete is used as a sound deadener and a fire retardant between floors.
In a residential setting it is normally used to cover over  infloor water heat pipes.



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		<title>Fireplaces can be as different as nature itself</title>
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Fireplaces are designed to make you comfortable in the room.  Its like a feeling of what you would like  and then actually have it built in the room for  maximum relaxation and enjoyment.  


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