August 2002
Feature
CD-ROM technology allows even “business cards” to wow customers with flashy presentations and images previously available only on sophisticated Web sites or in expensive four-color brochures.
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Estate Taxes [3]
The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 did a number of good things for small companies.
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Four bungalows on the South Side of Chicago offer contractors and consumers a look at environmentally friendly ideas for remodeling smaller, older urban homes in lower- and working-class neighborhoods.
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At the May roll-out course of the Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist program, Mary Jo Peterson, CKD, CBD, helped participants understand some of the physical and mental changes that are typical of aging.
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Summer Reading [7]
Make time for continuing your education with some of the newest books on remodeling management, design and construction.
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Custom builders and remodelers have a lot in common, so much so that remodelers often try their hands at building new homes, and custom builders often try remodeling.
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Recently posted outside the office of my colleague Todd Shraiberg, director of electronic media and editor in chief of HousingZone.com, is a software company ad featuring “six dangerous myths about e-business platforms.
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Pat Burke and Jason Asmar are serious about numbers at The Burke Co., their Dallas remodeling firm
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The Worst Jobs? [11]
One more reason why workers don’t want to enter the construction industry.
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Window Sticker Shock [12]
Windows are much more efficient than they were during the 1970s twin energy crises that catalyzed the long running string of window improvements.
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Product Review
Aiphone [14]
The 3x5 Color Tilt video intercom system lets homeowners find out who and why someone is at up to three outside entries from up to five interior locations.
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Andersen Windows [15]
Sidelights and transoms to accompany 400 Series Frenchwood patio doors can expand the design possibilities for balcony, deck, courtyard and porch entries.
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For curved applications, the MonoRail lighting system can be hand-bent as well as cut as needed in the field.
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Cooper B-line [17]
Bridle ring saddles are designed to combine the convenience of a bridle ring with a cable-bearing surface for all communications cabling applications.
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Designed for use with large-format tile, ProBiltSeries two-bar tile cutters come in four sizes: 17, 20, 25 and 28 inch
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EZRip [19]
The EZRip drywall-ripping tool is designed to combine measuring, marking and ripping into one operation.
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Fen-Tech [20]
The Botanica line of vinyl windows includes bay windows in 5- and 6-foot lengths for enhanced room lighting and broader outdoor views.
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Gadco [21]
The raised-panel steel Pioneer garage door is designed to look like wood but won’t warp, crack or rot, the company says.
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Heatilator [22]
The IB75 gas fireplace is designed to offer the appearance of a masonry unit.
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Kolbe & Kolbe [23]
The company now offers copper cladding on many of its windows and doors.
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Milgard Windows [24]
WoodClad windows are made of vertical-grain Douglas fir on the inside and fiberglass on the outside.
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Classic II vinyl windows feature fusion welding and metal reinforcement, night vent latches, stepped sloped sills, double-wall lift rails, anti-lift blocks, a brass roller system, and tilt-in or crank-out cleaning options.
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Ridge Tool [26]
The 1 1/2-pound Ridgid model 15-SI cuts stainless steel tubing from 3/16 inch to 1 1/8 inches in diameter, the company says.
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Sarnafil [27]
Sarnadeck is a skid resistant, waterproof, thermoplastic membrane designed to eliminate rotten boards and the need to paint decks, balconies, patios, stairways and walkways.
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Therma-Tru Doors [28]
The Sedona Collection of leaded glass for the company’s Smooth-Star doorlites and sidelites has two design options.
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Architectural casement windows feature multipoint locking systems and stainless steel, tamperproof hinging.
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