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5 April 2008

All about flooring – wooden floors (part 1)Flooring & Floor Covering

Apr 05, 2008 9:22 pm

By A. Braun Let's discuss an important element of any dwelling - the floor, you know, that horizontal surface that everything rests on. Floor defines the actual living space fenced by the walls. The more civilized a nation, the more materials it uses for flooring. In the rural villages of Central As...

By A. Braun Let's discuss an important element of any dwelling - the floor, you know, that horizontal surface that every...

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abraun

13 December 2007

Building on a difficult terrainBuilding A New House

Dec 13, 2007 6:18 pm

Adjusting the house to the landscape is the first task to be solved when building on difficult terrain. If your block of land has slopes up to 20% - it’s rather regular terrain. The difficulties start to appear on slopes that are steeper than that. Main problems can be divided into 3 categories: 1) ...

Adjusting the house to the landscape is the first task to be solved when building on difficult terrain. If your block of...

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abraun

13 December 2007

Sunlight and your homeHeating, Cooling & Insulation

Dec 13, 2007 6:16 pm

It's no secret that life on Earth is highly influenced by the sun. It affects everything - climate zones, the length of day and night, food for all living creatures. People of many cultures used to worship Sun as a God that created all life on Earth. Ancient Greeks had a beautiful myth about Helios ...

It's no secret that life on Earth is highly influenced by the sun. It affects everything - climate zones, the length of ...

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abraun

10 December 2007

Comfort of your homeGeneral Discussion

Dec 10, 2007 8:36 am

By Anthony Braun. When we say “home”, we mean the dearest to our heart place, the one that we value more than anything. It is a home where we grew up or our kids are growing up, or a place we’re growing old in. It is as hard to find two identical houses, as it is two identical people – they just don...

By Anthony Braun. When we say “home”, we mean the dearest to our heart place, the one that we value more than anything. ...

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