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The Modern Way to Plan a Successful [Exterior] Building Project

New construction projects can create so much excitement, especially if you’re designing or remodeling your home’s exterior. Sometimes, it creates too much excitement, though, causing many people to jump right in without proper planning. For many, planning an exterior construction project can feel equally (if …

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The Keys to a Successful Design-Build Construction Project

Although we have been reliant on it for decades, the traditional construction method can often be inefficient and costly. This approach remained relatively unchanged in the construction industry until improvements in technology, equipment and processes came into play in recent years. Now the industry has …

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The Complete Guide to Exterior Home Design

The exterior of your home should reflect you and the things you care about. That is most often accomplished through unique design (which also improves curb appeal). But it should equally have protection and longevity. And both of these considerations involve a common denominator — …

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Open-Joint Siding

With the right underlayment, this rainscreen variant provides waterproofing, drainage, and a striking appearance Open-Joint Siding In the Seattle area, where I work, we get a lot of rain. From the mid-90s to the mid-2000s, there were many high-profile cases of water damage caused by …

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The Quick Guide to Cleaning House Siding

Siding is versatile, durable and resilient, but like other aspects of home improvement and maintenance, it requires a bit of routine cleaning and care. Because siding is an outdoor product, it can accumulate dirt and stains due to several factors — from bird droppings and …

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Storage Solutions for the Tool-A-Holic

Avid craftspeople tend to accumulate tools. While some people may be lucky enough to have a large workspace with expansive storage, many people have to consolidate their tools into smaller spaces. Whether you’re looking for some small scale storage solutions for your home, or are …

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Silica Safety From Our Safety Supervisor Nevin LaBo

Here at Synapse Construction, we follow OSHA’s Table 1 rules for silica exposure. We have a silica exposure plan for any job where silica particles will be present. We value safety, and one of our main goals is to protect not only our Synapse family, but the civilians …

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Siding and Windows in Reverse

I’ve been blown away lately by the lack of knowledge some of Seattle Siding’s potential customers have shown in the way they treat their exterior building projects All projects have a natural progression that allows them to flow efficiently When that progression is reversed or jumbled things …

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