Construction and Industrial Articles
posted on 6 November 2011
Tile saws and other DIY tools have never been held by my own hands - I'm not really a DIY kind of person. I'm more into computers. As the world of technology is getting bigger and bigger, it is time to do a technology upgrade to my home. I currently have 1 PC in my home. But with my whole family using it, I never have time to get on the computer. So, after talking to everybody. We have decided for Christmases this year. We are going wireless in my house. This means that everybody is getting a wireless laptop computer. I am also going to buy a wireless router. I have seen good laptops, running Windows 7 for around $400. I only need to buy 3 laptops with should not cost more than $1, 200. I have been pricing the wireless N routers for under $100.00. I have been reading about computers and networks. I have read that it is easy to set up home network. I have also talked to the guys at the computer store. For an extra $30, they will program the wireless router. They said that when I get home. All I do. Is plug it in. So, this Christmas, My whole family is getting a new computer and my house is going wireless. |
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posted on 26 October 2011
The house I live in was owned and built by my grandparents in the 30's or 40's. I really love this house, but I would change two things about it. Since it was built way back then, there are extremely small closets throughout the house and only one bathroom. I would love to build an addition onto the back of the house that would jut out around 15' and run the length of the house. I would add a second bathroom with a nice bathtub directly behind the original bathroom which would be in the center of the addition and on either side I would have customized closets/dressing areas for each of the two bedrooms. The windows on the outside back wall - that currently have old curtains held together with velcro tape - would be converted to doorways into each closet/dressing area. If I had lots of money I might finish the attic and add a guest room upstairs for when friends visit. |
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posted on 28 August 2011
When I met my husband, I quickly found out that he had a tendency to keep things way past their useful life and had difficulty throwing anything away. Little did I know that he inherited this habit from his mother … a dear woman who grew up in the Great Depression and feared that throwing things away would force her into a lifetime of poverty. When she passed away, her house was filled to the brim with newspapers, old magazines from the turn of the century, and an assortment of broken furniture, rusted and non-working appliances, threadbare clothing and other household articles too numerous to mention.
Her children all came together to try and clean out the house when she died, but we knew it was a job for professionals. We first salvaged all of the photographs, family Bible and other memorabilia and papers, and put items on the side we thought should be saved for sentimental value. Then we called a hauling and cleaning service that spent two days removing the decades of accumulated clutter, and then deep cleaning the floors and walls so we could put the house on the market.
My husband worked for a company that sold oil storage tanks and maintained them too, so was very handy with his hands, so he didn't mind helping out.
What this experience taught me was to live lean and mean. Clutter can take over your life. |
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posted on 17 May 2011
One of the most well known buildings today is the Willis Tower in Chicago. Formerly known as the Sears Tower, this skyscraper was constructed from one of the strongest materials around, which is none other than – you guessed it- steel.
Still, it’s a wonder how a building this tall could be supported by steel. How does it stand so tall and unwavering?
Simple with the use of Khan’s engineering principles, this building was constructed with a three by three grid to support nine major structures. The first two of these nine, cut off at 50 stories, while the other 7 rise to about 90-storeys.
…But what about the other five?
Three of the remaining structures, rise to 90-storeys tall. These are the north, south and east towers. Finally, the last two towers – the west and central towers- are the tallest, rising up to 110-storeys tall.
It’s amazing to think that steel commercial buildings, such as this one, started as nothing but bare ground. But as they say, great things come from small beginnings. And the majestic Willis Tower is the perfect example of this. |
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