Jeff Wilson Everyday DIY Blog

Let's talk DIY

This is the place to rant, rave, brag, belly-ache, crack a joke, procrastinate, and delve into the metaphysical aspects of the DIY mindset. We’re off the map, on a tangent, and frequently off topic. This is the stuff we don’t show on TV.

Drees Homes Partners with Simonton Windows on Top-Quality Homes

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Visitors to The Jayden show home in the Triple Crown community of Cincinnati found exciting style and design surprises in every room during the 2013 Homefest sponsored by the Home Builders Association of Northern Kentucky. The custom home, designed and constructed by Drees Homes, features 4,319-square feet of active living space along with top quality, easy-care building products to make the home appealing for future homebuyers.

New Polymer Valoré Slate Roof for Historic Union Printers Home

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Fondly known in Colorado Springs as the “Castle on the Hill,” the Union Printers Home has a long history of caring for people. Built in 1892 by members of the International Typographical Union to offer specialized health care to their union members, the facility today serves the general public with a multitude of services including assisted living, nursing care, rehabilitation and hospice.

Residential Water Usage Guidelines

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No household can function without a good, steady source of clean water. Many households needlessly waste significant amounts of water, leading to not only an impact on the environment but on our wallets as well.

Classic Restorations Adds New Roof to Villa Maria Guadalupe Retreat

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The restful setting of the Villa Maria Guadalupe Retreat in Stamford, Ct., now has a new roof overhead that perfectly complements the structure’s Mediterranean style architecture. Thanks to the expert roofers at Classic Restorations Inc., a polymer Multi-Width Slate roof from DaVinci Roofscapes® has been added to the rambling structure.

Lakeside Condo Community Relies on Bellaforté Shake Roofing Tiles

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Expansive views and direct access to Lake Erie make the Catawba Shores lakeside community an ideal living location … except when a severe hail storm damaged all 35 of the condo roofs last year. Now, with the recent installation of replacement Bellaforté Shake polymer roofing tiles, carefree living has returned to Catawba Shores.

Building Up with Superior Walls®

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Builders enthusiastic about energy-efficient construction techniques and products are embracing the "bottom up" building concept using pre-cast concrete walls from Superior Walls®. Beginning with a foundation system made with panels that create a dampproof basement and building upwards with above grade concrete walls, builders can construct an entire home or commercial facility with energy-efficient Superior Walls products.

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