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Your Money: Consider alternatives for decking material (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
About 80 percent of homeowners who install decks use real wood, according to Consumer Reports. But CR’s latest tests show that synthetic planks can offer lasting good looks with less upkeep. Some stains can also trim the work required to maintain wood. CR recently published the results of its one-year exposure tests of wood, composite, plastic and aluminum decking materials. They found ...
Your Money: Consider alternatives for decking material (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Synthetic planks have their advantages, including less upkeep.
Pools glisten with new features (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Today's pools aren't all the energy guzzlers or chemical soups of the past. As with cars, new technologies have created efficient systems to treat and clean the pool, light and heat it.
Manny's a one-hit wonder (New York Daily News)
Manny Ramirez's last hit before arriving at Yankee Stadium Thursday was his decking last weekend of Boston traveling secretary Jack McCormick. Extended slumps for a slugger with Ramirez's pedigree are rare.
Calif. building rules getting tough to help keep homes from burning (Arizona Daily Star)
SAN JOSE, Calif. — When Ed Kanner decided to build a home in the foothills just south of downtown Los Gatos, Calif., he chose an unusual roof: steel, painted brown to blend with the oaks nearby.