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It is all we use!

Great explanation, thank you so much!

We have been putting them in random places around the house to combat the smell of our two big dogs. So far, seems to be helping quite a bit!

No expert on this topic, but I know my in-laws purchased composite decking at the suggestion of the guy at Lowe's (he sold them on how low maintenance the surface would be). They have been disappointed at how much mold/moss/gunk it still collects. The only work they save is not having to stain it.

Not sure if it is practical, but our neighbor found a bunch of rock down by a creek just down the road and brought it home and buried it so it was even with the ground around it. Then they planted grass in between the stones and it has a really nice rustic look to it. The stones are all flat...

I agree, we use Facebook with an RSS feed set up so that every time we post something on the blog, Facebook spits out a little blurb and everyone who follows us sees it. As long as we keep the information relevant, we are hoping we can keep traffic consistent.

I am getting ready to build a house in an area with a relatively high water table. We are going to take every precaution possible to prevent water from getting in around the foundation in the first place...but wanted to know if anyone has advice about an alarm? We have a water alarm on the...

Dream project would be a 500ish gallon salt water fish tank. I would love to have one big enough to have a stingray and some small sharks. Would be pretty expensive and my biggest drawback right now is convincing my wife. Don't think she likes the idea of having that much water in our basement.

Hello, my name is Kim Carnes and I own Carnes Home Inspections. I have been in construction for over 30 years and I am excited to have a resource like this to bounce ideas off people, hopefully provide some advice, and learn, learn, learn everything that I can. I am new to the whole internet...