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Patio awnings used to serve as protection from the sun and rain for houses. But now, patio awnings are included as part of a house’s or building’s architecture not only for its primary purpose, but also to add charm and create a statement.
If you are still unconvinced about the architectural beauty of patio awnings, you might want to have a patio awning installed to protect your patio furniture, patio furniture, regardless of the material, wears out faster when exposed to the sun and rain. Another bonus to having a patio awnings, according to a study, that it can reduce summer heat by as much as 65%.
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Filed under Home Ideas, Patio Ideas by on Jul 10th, 2007. 1 Comment. 
There’s a movement afoot in home building that I find very interesting-the move to create survivable housing. Up to now, that term has been used to talk about homes that can stand up to wildfires and high-wind events.
Now the notion of survivability is starting to focus on the ability of a home or shelter to remain livable after a major event such as a natural or manmade disaster. What does one do when a major Nor’easter closes roads and knocks out services? What if an earthquake buckles local roads, knocks out power, and boxes you in? A survivable home will plan for disaster by maintaining its temperature, air supply, fresh water, and power. It will be built of materials that are …
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Filed under Home Ideas by on Jul 7th, 2006. 1 Comment.
If you have a home with gutters, you probably find yourself a couple of times a year climbing ladders and unclogging them. If there are trees in close proximity to the home, you may be unclogging gutters even more frequently. I recently saw a simple, but very effective, product that can eliminate this tedious and sometimes dangerous homeowner chore. The product is called "Gutter Cap" and is manufactured and installed by a company with the same name
Gutter Cap is an aluminum cover that is actually installed on top of your home’s gutter and attaches to a hidden bracket assembly located under the bottom tier of your shingles.
Gutter Cap works under two basic principles: Water tension and capillary action. As water runs down the roof of your home and slides over the dome shaped aluminum Gutter Cap, the water adheres to the surface of the cap and roles into the gutter below. The leaf and pine needle debris however, do not adhere to the surface of the Gutter Cap dome and instead simply slide off and over the Gutter Cap and gutter to the ground below.
Gutter Cap can also be installed with heated wires to eliminate Ice Damns during the winter.
Gutter Cap installation requires a professional, as the Gutter Cap is formed on site to the specifics of your particular home and gutter situation.
Gutter Cap is reasonably priced and well worth the investment, if you value your time and do not like to regularly climb ladders.
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