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Archive for April 12th, 2009

by Joel Jamison

If you have a home then you know that you wish every area of your home would look great. However, most people have come to accept that their concrete will always be an eyesore. However, there are now several exciting ways to change that boring gray concrete and make it look like expensive stone or marble.

Here are a few ways you can change the color of your concrete that is sure to impress any guests or neighbors who see it.

Acid Stained Concrete Water and Solvent Based Dyes Water Based Concrete Stains Shake Color Hardeners Integral Color

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Choosing the wood species for your deck

by Malcolm Kay

If you’re considering building a new wood deck, you’ll undoubtedly want to ensure that it keeps looking good year after year without cracking, rotting, warping, or suffering attack by borers, termites or other destructive insects. Plus you’ll surely want your deck to be resistant to scuffing, scratch marks and splintering. And of course it must achieve all these goals whilst suffering from the ravages of beating sun, drenching rain and perhaps covered with a snow and ice.

Given such demands placed on wood decks it’s not really surprising that many decks deteriorate after a few short years, particularly if not enough initial thought was given to the conditions under which the deck must endure.

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