Archive for April, 2009


Cool Roofing Materials explained by Asheville NC Green Builder

By admin on Saturday, April 25th, 2009 | No Comments

Advantage Development Co. in Asheville, NC is a five (5) time “Parade of Homes” Best Builder Winner with satisfied clients scattered all over Western Duration : 0:1:33 Technorati Tags: Asheville, builder, Custom, green, home, NC.

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Silo Calculus Question?

By admin on Friday, April 24th, 2009 | 1 Comment

Can anyone help me out with this calculus question A silo must be designed to hold pi * 10,000 ft^3. The silos are to be right circular cylinders with a hemispheric roof. The sheet metal that the walls of the cylinder must be constructed with costs $1/ft^2. The roofing material costs $3/ft^2 and the flooring [...]

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We need to replace roofing material-shingles or the metal ones that seem to be getting popular-?

By admin on Friday, April 24th, 2009 | 3 Comments

We have a simple 2 story farmhouse in the midwest US. Anyone have pros and cons on roofing materials, as to cost, durability, etc.? Thanks a bunch! a good shingle roof is fine. but with the price of petroleum based products going so high, a metal roof may be more economical in the long run. [...]

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What do you call the cosmetic covering around a pre fab fireplace on the roof.?

By admin on Thursday, April 16th, 2009 | 2 Comments

Live in FL. We have a firelplace but it's one of those pre fab types, real but not stone or brick just a metal insert. The exhaust goes up to the roof in a tube and this is surrounded by some decorative wood. I know there is a name for it but don't know what [...]

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