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{Re}habitat

Learn how adaptive reuse and upcycling can add hip design to your home, apartment, or yard with the Go Green channel's {Re}habitat series. Follow host Rachael Ranney as she shows you how to repurpose salvaged and found materials, adding fun and function to your space without breaking your budget.


Suggest repurposing projects for Rachael in the comments below!

Seeding

Written by Buildipedia Staff Fri Aug 14 2009

Tree Grates

Written by Buildipedia Staff Fri Aug 14 2009

Water Repellents

Written by Buildipedia Staff Wed Aug 12 2009

This topic includes information related to water repellents used during construction. Water repellents resist moisture from penetrating exterior building surfaces such as masonry, concrete, stucco and other exterior siding materials. Water repellents are a fluid substance made from acrylic, silane, silicone, siloxane and stearate.

Metal Roof Panels

Written by Buildipedia Staff Wed Aug 12 2009

This topic includes information related to metal roof panels installed during construction. Metal roof panels are a manufactured product used in a variety of residential and commercial roofing applications. Metal roof panels are interlocking panels made from aluminum, copper, stainless steel or zinc coated steel material. They are available in a variety of styles; corrugated, standing seam, flat seamed, batten seam or V-beam. Depending on the quality of material used, metal roof panels may last 20 to more than 100 years.

This topic includes information related to built-up bituminous roofing installed during construction. Built-up bituminous roofing is the most common type of roofing material used on commercial roofs to keep rain water from entering a structure. Built-up bituminous roofing is an assembly of hot-applied or cold-applied waterproof coatings and layered sheets.