Draught-proofing can cut gas bills by 10% by merely putting sticky tape around windows and doors.
Residents in the immediate area are being advised to keep windows and doors closed until further notice.
What eventually became Pella Corp. sells mostly residential windows and doors in North America, Japan and China.
Open windows and doors will flush out stale air and all the hazards that have accumulated in it.
Jeld-Wen manufactures windows and doors for use in residential and light commercial construction.
Steel also adds flexibility: The absence of load-bearing walls means windows and doors can be placed just about anywhere.
The smoke can be an irritant and anyone affected has been advised to stay indoors with windows and doors shut.
These include roll-down metallic shades for windows and doors and extra strong roofing components to help keep the roof on the house.
My neighbors, like people in similar complexes in Johannesburg and indeed Pretoria, routinely left ground floor windows and doors to their residences wide open.
The East German authorities initially bricked up the windows and doors of adjoining buildings, but later demolished such structures to clear the border area.
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He said he wanted to see councils make more use of their powers to protect "small but important original details such as windows, doors and front gardens".
She said her husband called her back about 20 minutes later and told her to go upstairs, stay away from doors and windows and keep the doors locked.
She told us to get down and put your back on something, and leave the windows and doors open in case a building shifts so you don't get trapped.
The luxury Madison Avenue storefronts hung polite closure messages but I was surprised to see one with a construction crew outside boarding up all its windows and doors.
Noel Park estate in north London has also suffered due to loss of original windows and doors, rendering, inappropriate roofing materials and loss of boundary walls, the organisation said.
Throughout the morning the callers would want to know if Zeitoun could board up their windows and doors, if he would be clearing his equipment off their property before the winds came.
With conventional 3-D graphics, the computer generates and stores data rendering the depth, shape, color, and texture of the entire house -- including walls, windows and doors that are out of sight.
Exclusively designed with Mediterranean influence by designer Hablinski Manion, the property offers rare finishes and fixtures at every turn, pairing beautifully with its exposed beam high ceilings and arched windows and doors.
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Except for his continued belief in the standardization of small things, like windows, doors, hardware and lighting fixtures -- always beautifully designed and executed -- he abandoned many modernist ideas as inhuman and unworkable.
The first, called Ease, is a mere foot in diameter by 16-inches tall and can fly safely in tight spaces or through open windows or doors, thanks to its petite size and ducted rotors.
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This means sealing air leaks around windows and doors, properly insulating attics, replacing standard light bulbs with compact fluorescent lamps and giving your heating and cooling systems an annual checkup to ensure they're running properly.
It blamed plastic windows and doors for affecting 83% of at-risk areas, with poorly maintained roads and pavements, street clutter, loss of garden walls, hedges and satellite dishes listed as predominant threats to an area's character.
The credit is 10% of the cost of the building materials (labor excluded) for insulation, exterior windows and doors that meet Energy Star requirements, and roofs (metal roofs with pigmented coating, or asphalt roofs with cooling granules).
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The Aisenbergs said they lived in a safe community, so they sometimes left the windows and doors unlocked in the single-story, ranch-style home they shared with their three children -- an 8-year-old son, 4-year-old daughter and 5-month-old Sabrina.
The maker of windows, doors and cabinets is seeing a lot of homeowners with cash to spend taking on projects, while younger owners who took on projects funded by home equity lines of credit or other borrowing during the boom years have been largely absent.
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The simple act of retrofitting these buildings to make them more energy-efficient --insulation new windows and doors, insulation, roofing, sealing leaks, modernizing heating and cooling equipment -- is one of the fastest, easiest and cheapest things we can do to put Americans back to work while saving families money and reducing harmful emissions.
Broken windows and screen doors twisted off hinges is about the worst damage in her neighborhood.
While most stores have darkened windows and locked doors, some opened despite the warnings not to.
Usually used for smaller windows or glass doors, the glass also divides the master bedroom and kitchen areas.
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