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http://www.redlakecustomdoors.com/gallery.htm
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Wooden shutters and motorized solar screens
http://www.allaboutshutters.com/shutter-hardware.htm
http://www.coppermoonwoodworks.com/design_mission.html
Motorized solar screeens:
http://www.backyardblinds.com/motorized-blinds/
That’s expensive, but pretty cool.
Wooden garage doors – the morons at the Home Depot and Clopay garage doors
Beautiful garage doors:
http://www.accessgaragedoor.com/access_themes.html —$4-8K
http://web4.mymartindoor.com/ Home Depot – no wood doors
http://www.clopaydoor.com/r-show.asp?type=Mediterranean
Home Depot
Unfortunately, I was unable to get a quote. The morons at Home Depot told me I needed to pay $50 for a “site inspection.” When I told them that I haven’t even poured the slab yet, they told me that I needed [...]
Exterior shutters and wooden windows (double hung)
http://www.shutterland.net/exterior-shutters.htm
Couldn’t find any prices or online ordering anywhere, no dealer in my area.
http://www.myeshowroom.com/search.asp?dealer=22894—various double hung window manufacturers
http://www.avalonwindows.com/casement-sgl.php
Factory direct sales—no prices online, requested prices through their information request form
http://www.hideadoor.com/pg_fullbookcase.htm—hidden doors, I thought they only had those in the movies.
Building a flat roof
Building a Flat Roof Right
3. Screw Down Underlayment
The sheet-rubber roofing material that Tom is using requires a substrate called iso board—½-inch-thick rigid foam (made of polyisocyanurate) with a special fiberglass backing. The iso board (a flat version of the same material he orders custom-fitted for larger roofs) cuts easily with [...]
Trusses
http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles/harris23.html
… Today, in almost all parts of the country, one can go to a local lumberyard with a building design on the back of an envelope, watch the technician keyboard all the critical dimensions—spans, snow loads, roof pitch, and so on into the software formula— and, a few seconds later, watch the [...]
Designer doors, kivas, etc.
http://www.grandriversupply.com/grs/Clavos_Decorative_Nails.aspx
Of course Home Depot doors are cheaper. Very cool online design options. Hmm, just designed an entrance with two side panels and stained glass for about $1,500. That’s a lot less than what I saw at Lowe’s recently. Maybe I’m missing something.
Lots of stuff at this site.
Flat roofs—gutters
box gutters
waterproofing decks
Flat metal roof with 20 year warranty
“Twenty-year material warranties are customary for metal roofing systems, which is considerably longer than the standard protection for built-up and single-ply systems. Long-term warranties are sometimes offered for weathertightness on metal roofs, including those with a 1/4:12 slope.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roof
“Metal standing seam roofs are [...]
Rastra blocks – Mikey blocks – Omni blocks – Ytong ….
I just received my Amazon order with 2 solar books and started to go through John Schaeffer’s Real Goods Solar Living Source Book: The Complete Guide to Renewable Energy Technologies and Sustainable Living (Real Goods Solar Living Sourcebook)
I barely got started, will update with my thoughts on the book once I made [...]
