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Camoflage vinyl siding
I thought this was interesting, or maybe just weird. Camouflage pattern vinyl siding: http://www.wildsidecamo.com/ Edited 1/27/2009 6:11 pm by Stuart
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Watkins house in Winona, MN
I was browsing around the Minnesota Historical Society's online photograph collection, and came across these photos of the Watkins house in Winona from 1927-1929. I figured you'd find them interesting -…
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Bricklaying runs in the family
I just saw this on the local news and thought it was pretty neat. A man who helped lay the bricks for the original Memorial Stadium at the University of…
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Light bulbs in closets
In case you ever wondered why, here's an article from today's Minneapolis Star-Tribune that illustrates why bare light bulbs aren't allowed in closets any more. The curious thing is why…
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Wireless light switches
I came across this in a trade journal today: http://www.adhocelectronics.com/Products/Wireless-Light-Switches It's a wireless light switch that requires no batteries - pushing the switch creates mechanical energy, which transmits a radio…
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Sawstop on This Old House
I was watching This Old House and Ask This Old House tonight, and at the end of the hour where they give a preview of next week's show I noticed that…
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Boom lift safety?
The management company that owns my office building has been doing a lot of renovations recently, so various contractors have been crawling all over each other to get their work done…
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Hewlett-Packard garage restoration
Here's an interesting website if you have some time to kill: http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/abouthp/histnfacts/garage/gallery.html It's all about the restoration of the garage (and the adjoining house and shed) in Palo Alto where…
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Cosmetic repair of poured basement walls
This last week I had a new furnace and central a/c installed in my 1913 Colonial. To make room for the HVAC guys to run their new ductwork, I had…
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New triplex electrical receptacle
I saw this in one of my trade magazines - Leviton now makes a 120vac, 20A triplex receptacle that fits in a single electrical box. It's designed so you can…