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May is National Deck Safety Month - Infographic
In conjunction with NADRA, Fiberon & many other fine organizations & companies, we at AlaGBS ~ SLS Construction would like to remind you that May is National Deck Safety Month & encourage you to check your deck. This year Fiberon has created a great looking ...
May - Late Spring Maintenance Checklist
May is quite an interesting month. It seems to be a month of first’s and last’s; the last full month of spring, the last day of school, the first of many holidays, the first start to summer vacations, the first gripes on it being to ...
Hitting the Road: Vacation / Camping Checklist & RV Toolkit
With summertime fast approaching, many just can’t wait to hit the roads & go on vacation. When we first started out it was packing up the vehicle & sleeping in tents at a campground or staying at a hotel. As we started getting just a ...Composite & Vinyl Decking – 10 common enemies to avoid
While we love building wood decks, many customers are opting to go with composites & vinyl decking materials due to the reduced maintenance that is involved. There are a few items that we stress / i.e. bust a few common myths like there is no ...
Sealing your deck properly
If you have been following along with our articles on Deck Maintenance we have covered almost everything from inspecting your deck, regular routine maintenance, to choosing the proper product for sealing you wood decks. This now leads us to our final article on how to ...
Air Sealing: Benefits, Concerns, & How-To Find the Leaks
Air can easily leak in and out of a home through cracks, joints between different materials, where holes have been drilled to allow pipes and wire to enter the structure, and many other openings. Some of the popular areas for air leakage is around doors, ...
25 Conservation Tips & Tricks
In our last article, “Energy Efficiency vs. Conservation – what is the real issue?” we covered plenty of the issues that involve your actual house while it is being worked on. While we have also had several articles on making your house more energy efficient, ...
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Building Green Homes: Looking back & Lessons Learned
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