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18Nov2011
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myTradesDirect.com
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Guest Blogger
MTD

Restoring A Redwood Swing Set

By guest author Mark Russo of All-About-The-House.com We have a redwood swing set that was eleven years old – and frankly it was really starting to decay… I guess we could have let it go, but when we bought it + More

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28Jun2011
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myTradesDirect.com
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Random News
trades and home improvemnet apps

Home Improvement Phone Apps

Most of us are using our phone for work as well as personal uses. If you have a Smartphone, there are so many applications that can help you with home improvement, also. Apps for iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry can be + More

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21Jun2011
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myTradesDirect.com
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Random News
home repair fraud

RESOURCE: FEMA cites list to guard against home-repair fraud

JOPLIN, Mo. — Working at a comfortable, relaxed pace and relying on old-fashioned common sense are probably the two best ways one can guard against potential home repair/improvement fraud, experts said Friday. Representatives with The National Center for the Prevention + More

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21Jun2011
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myTradesDirect.com
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MyTrades Finds
nanotechnology_image

Building Small: Nanotechnology makes inroads in the construction industry

With its soaring concrete sails reaching high into the sky, the Dio Padre Misericordioso Church, just east of central Rome, beckons religious and architectural devotees alike. The structure is also something of a temple to nanoscience—for it retains its bright + More

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21Jun2011
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myTradesDirect.com
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Industry News
roofing

U.S. Housing Starts Rose More Than Forecast in May, Led by Western States

Housing starts in the U.S. increased more than forecast in May, led by a jump in the West as other parts of the country languished. Work began on 560,000 houses at an annual pace, up 3.5 percent from the prior + More

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14Jun2011
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myTradesDirect.com
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MyTrades Finds
convictions

State announces convictions in 33 home improvement cases

As home improvement season heats up, the Department of Consumer Protection and the Office of the Attorney General are busy enforcing laws designed to protect consumers from unregistered or unscrupulous contractors. Today, the agencies are releasing results of recent criminal + More

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14Jun2011
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myTradesDirect.com
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MyTrades Finds
law papers

Criminal Records Stunting Progress of Canada’s Construction Industry

With a substantial growth in residential building projects and an increase in government investment in the non-residential sector, the construction industry in Canada shows great progress and potential. Construction pumps $130 billion into Canada’s economy, and all of these economic + More

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07Jun2011
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myTradesDirect.com
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Industry News
contractors on site

Construction Spending in U.S. Rose 0.4% in April on Home Improvement Gains

Construction spending in the U.S. rose in April for a second straight month as home-improvement expenditures increased along with construction of schools and power plants. The 0.4 percent gain followed a revised 0.1 percent increase in March that was smaller + More

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31May2011
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myTradesDirect.com
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MyTrades Finds
contract for home improvement projects

Home Economics: Contract is smart precaution for home improvements

May is typically designated Home Improvement Month, though houses require improving – maintenance and repairs and upgrades – the 11 other months, as well. Spending on home remodeling peaked nationally at $362 billion in 2007 and has declined since then + More

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24May2011
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myTradesDirect.com
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Industry News
construction jobs added

Construction industry, state economy added jobs in April

Washington’s economy continues to show signs of improvement after the state added 5,800 jobs in April to lower its seasonally adjusted jobless rate to 9.1 percent last month from 9.2 percent in March, according to state Employment Security Department data + More

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