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Carbon fiber is an amazing material. It’s incredibly strong and unbelievably light and it has been replacing steel, aluminum and other metals in a variety of applications. A carbon fiber bicycle, for example, is so light it can be easily lifted with two fingers yet it is the choice...
Palatine, IL can trace its official history back to 1866 when a village was first incorporated but its real beginnings were 30 years earlier when the first European settler, George Ela, built a log cabin in the wooded area then known as Deer Grove. Before that, only two Native...
Boy, did it rain! The Chicago area had one of its heaviest rains ever in spring of 2013, with parts of the city and suburbs getting as much as seven inches of rain in one 24-hour period. Streets flooded, traffic and public transit ground to a halt and a...
One smart thing a homeowner can do when a house is suspected of having a settling foundation or other type of structural foundation damage is to arrange an inspection with a consulting engineer. Consulting engineers are experienced professionals who provide their technical services for hire for businesses and homeowners...
Schererville, IN calls itself the “Crossroads of the Nation” and with good reason. In its earliest days, long before settlement as a town, what is now called Schererville was known as “Crossroads” for the major Native American trails that intersected there. These trails later became routes for wagon trains...
One of the many things that Chicago is known for is its architecture. The big names – Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies van der Rohe, Louis Sullivan and Helmut Jahn – are responsible for the famous buildings downtown and elsewhere in the area and the city’s contribution to architecture is...
Evanston, IL is a unique place. It’s both a city and a suburb; it’s a college town, a business center and the home of such institutions as Rotary International and the Women’s Christian Temperance Union. It’s urban, it’s lakefront, it’s neighborhoods and it’s the home of nearly 75,000 people...
Damage to a home’s foundation is usually a pretty big deal. The below-ground damage, severe enough itself, also damages the structure above, ranging from small cracks in drywall and stuck windows and doors to large cracks in exterior walls, separating chimneys and cracking floors. As we’ve written in earlier articles...
Winnetka, a decidedly upscale enclave on Chicago’s North Shore, isn’t like other suburbs along that stretch of lakefront. Unlike its neighbors – Kenilworth, Glencoe and Wilmette among others – Winnetka is instantly recognizable to people all over the world and there’s a native of nearby Northbrook to thank for that...
Basement windows are great. They let light into what would otherwise be a pretty dark space. They can be opened to bring some fresh air into the basement, refreshing even when the space doesn’t have a musty, “basement-y” smell. Some basement windows are above grade and they’re fine as they...
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