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As the space guests see before they’ve even stepped foot inside your home, clean and tidy porches make a great impression.

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UDRI conducts comprehensive research and development in the full spectrum of materials. Since 1957, our work in material types, materials characterization, materials phenomena, and materials ...

On a square foot basis, builders continue to use concrete more than any other material in new-home porches—except in New England, where composite (a blend of usually recycled wood fibers and plastic) ...

The summer of 1981 marked a dramatic transformation for the city of Winter Park. While MTV was revolutionizing the multimedia ...

Two people are displaced from their Decatur home after it caught fire early Monday morning. Officials with the Decatur Fire ...

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At the Glazer Children’s Museum, the staff put on a fiercely competitive pumpkin decorating contest, and they're sharing ...

The Bellevue Hotel had served guests from its perch on the hill along Mullan Road and the Milwaukee Railroad since 1908. The ...