If you’re considering buying your first home, then take note. The feds are offering a tax credit (maximum $7,500) that works like an interest-free loan. It must be paid back over 15-year period, but can provide the help needed for many first-time buyers to make their home-ownership dreams come true. The credit is available for […]
LP Issues Product Advisory for Composite Decking
Premature Deterioration Poses a Risk of Injury Includes decking and railing made at LP’s Meridian, Idaho plant and sold as WeatherBest®, Veranda® and ABTCo after Jan. 1, 2005 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (August 7, 2008) — Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP Building Products) (LP) (NYSE: LPX) today issued a product advisory for composite decking materials purchased after January 1, […]
Mirant to supply synthetic gypsum to Lafarage beginning in 2010
 Lafarge’s Buchanan Plant To Produce Environmentally-Friendly product Lafarge, North America’s largest diversified supplier of construction materials, and Mirant Corporation, a leading U.S.-based competitive energy company, today announced that they have signed a long-term agreement under which Mirant, beginning in 2010, will supply synthetic gypsum to Lafarge’s gypsum drywall manufacturing facility in Buchanan, New York.  Reflecting […]
Bosch Buys CST/Berger
Bosch is growing….. here’s the Press Release as released by CST Berger: “On June 11, 2008, the Bosch Group announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire CST/berger from The Stanley Works portfolio. The parties expect to complete the transaction, which is subject to regulatory and other approvals, in the next few […]
New Q&A’s: Welding, Gutters, Joists & Plaster
  MIG vs. TIG What’s the difference between MIG and TIG welding? And what’s the best choice for a DIY’er?  Most professionals consider TIG (tungsten inert gas) to be the “elite†of all welding processes. A TIG weld is typically neater, usually stronger and easier to control than with welding other processes. The least […]