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I’m glad that our coastal condominium building was made with stainless steel rebar
The last thing I thought I wanted at this age was to downsize. For years I dreamed of finally owning a bunch of land with a large house overlooking a lake or pond. When I finally achieved those dreams in my 30s, I wasn’t sure how to feel about having it all at last. I […]
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Buying a coil of standard black bar rebar to build my new front porch
I started doing a host of different DIY projects after moving into a house in the rural country where I didn’t have to worry about homeowners associations and their deed restrictions. If I want to work on a vehicle and leave it in my driveway, I have that right where I’m living right now. Back […]
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Galvanized rebar tie wire has a zinc coating
There are different kinds of metal to use for different applications, whether you’re making jewelry or building large structures of various kinds. The cheapest jewelry that you find in vending machines and the like is just made out of cheap steel and it easily rusts and corrodes when exposed to moisture. While it is more […]
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My employer is behind on projects because of the disruption in supply lines on rebar
During the pandemic I briefly lost my job and was dealing with an extraordinary amount of economic and financial uncertainty. While I luckily own my house outright and merely got behind on property taxes temporarily, I know a handful of people at my company who were eventually evicted from their homes because they couldn’t pay […]