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Exterior Trim & Siding
We want to protect and beautify the exterior of our country retreat for many years to come. To do that, we chose a premium composite wood siding called ColorSide. (seg #9024) |
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Custom-Bilt Standing Seam Roof
The standing seam roof has become an enormously popular choice in residential roofing over the last decade, especially as a stylish and durable roof in the custom home category. It also helps protect the environment by reducing energy consumption. (seg #9034) |
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Dow Below Grade Insulation
STYROFOAM* WALLMATE* extruded polystyrene insulation is designed as a quick, easy-to-install and durable option for insulating and finishing the interior of basement walls. With an R-value of 5.0 per inch, it resists moisture and keeps your basement dry and comfortable all year long. (seg #9003) |
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Dow STYROFOAM Insulating Sheathing
Join Michael and Dow Technical Specialist, Doug Bibee, as they walk through a David Weekley home and discuss energy saving advantages to using Dow's extruded insulating sheathing. Find out how to greatly reduce air infiltration and the risk of mold and mildew damage in your house. (seg #9002) |
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Environmentally Friendly Homes
It may be hard to believe, but the average monthly electric bill for this 4,300 sq.ft. French country style home is just $150, and the benefits don't stop there. This house was designed to be super-low maintenance and easy on the environment in almost every way imaginable. (seg #9008) |
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Gerard Steel Roof
We built a Country Retreat just north of Dallas, Texas –– where tornados and hailstorms are a common spring occurrence. We wanted a roof that could stand up to high winds and pounding hail and look beautiful while doing so. We chose a Canyon Shake stone-coated steel roof from Gerard. (seg #9020) |
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I-Joists Factory Tour
I-joists are the ideal choice for designers and builders who want to provide their customers with high quality floor systems. Wood I-joists are straight, lightweight, and available in long lengths, which allows for easy installation. (seg #5323) |
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MDF Trim & Moulding
In addition to being an extremely versatile and reliable building material, MDF is good for the environment. MDF is made from recycled wood fibers—things like waste wood from building projects and also the bits of material that are the by-product of harvesting and milling timber. (seg #10015) |
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Pella Windows and Doors
Energy-efficient windows and doors are a way to beat the heat and cut utility costs, while giving Your New House a personal sense of style. There are thirty-three windows, as well as an entry and a patio door with glass features, in this year’s Project House. (seg #10014) |
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Wood Flooring by Southern Pine
Since Colonial Times, Southern Pine floors have proven to be extremely durable, serviceable, and attractive additions to homes and all kinds of other structures including schools, churches, sports venues and commercial buildings. (seg #9033) |
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Raised Floor Foundation
Rather than spend the money and time to tear out the concrete, we left this home's slab-on-grade foundation in place and decided to build a new raised floor foundation with southern pine on top of the existing slab. (seg #9018) |
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Framing with Southern Pine
The frame is the backbone of the home, and we wanted to ensure that we constructed the strongest, most durable and hardy frame possible for our Country Retreat Project House. So, we used Southern Yellow Pine for all the framing elements. (seg #9019) |
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Open-Web Trusses by Southern Pine
Our Country Retreat Project House sits atop a raised floor foundation whose primary structural element is an engineered system of open-web trusses made of Southern Pine lumber held together by metal connector plates. (seg #9026) |
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Stamped Driveway
Anyone who’s ever built a new house knows they have literally thousands of choices in colors and styles, until they get to the concrete driveways or patios. However, today's next generation house offers consumers hundreds of colored, stamped and embossed concrete styles. (seg #5052) |
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TruStile Interior Doors
TruStile doors are not your ordinary wood doors. In fact, they are not wood doors at all. TruStile doors are the highest quality, interior, MDF doors. TruStile offers hundreds of different door styles and options. If you need it, they can build it! (seg #10016) |
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Underground Houses
It may seem like something out of a sci-fi movie, but it's real. Michael takes you on a tour of an underground house. It's energy efficient, resistant to damaging storms, and just plain cool. (seg #5063) |
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Wood Promotion Network
Due to the growing concern for the environment, logging and the forest product industry came under fire for several years. Was there a way to balance the need for wood and the need to preserve the environment? One organization was founded to do just that. (seg #10001) |
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