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Home improvement
Home improvement is the process of repairing existing fixtures or making additions to a residential piece of land.
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Rock wool insulation
Real estate; Home improvement
Mineral wool insulation, or rock wool insulation, is similar to fiberglass. It is more expensive and somewhat more difficult to find, but doesn’t cause the same itchy reaction. It looks like dryer ...
Roller cage
Real estate; Home improvement
The metal frame on a paint roller onto which the roller cover slides.
Roller cover
Real estate; Home improvement
The piece that slides over the roller cage on a paint roller. The roller cover is the part that actually holds the paint.
Roof flashing
Real estate; Home improvement
Roof flashing creates a watertight seal wherever the roof meets an upright — such as around plumbing pipes, furnace flues, skylights, and chimneys.
Rotary ball faucet
Real estate; Home improvement
A faucet that has a ball mechanism inside which controls water flow and temperature.
Rough-in inspection
Real estate; Home improvement
The first inspection on a remodelling project which occurs while everything is still at the rough-in stage of progress.
