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Home improvement
Home improvement is the process of repairing existing fixtures or making additions to a residential piece of land.
Industry: Real estate
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Acoustical tile ceilings
Real estate; Home improvement
These ceiling tiles are specially designed to improve sound quality and reduce noise levels.
Adjustable shelving systems
Real estate; Home improvement
Adjustable shelving systems involve open wire shelves that can be adjusted to suit your individual needs.
Airless paint sprayer
Real estate; Home improvement
A power tool for painting that uses high pressure to force paint through a small tip very quickly.
Alignment and depth control device
Real estate; Home improvement
A device that helps you to eliminate squeaks in floors by placing nails at the right depth and breaking them off below the floor's surface.
Alkyd paint
Real estate; Home improvement
A paint that has an oil base. Alkyd paint is extremely durable and easy to clean; however, it requires mineral spirits to remove.
Vinyl composition tile (VCT)
Real estate; Home improvement
Commercial floor tiles made from chips of coloured vinyl and compressed into solid sheets. These sheets are heated and then cut into 12" squares.
Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) pipe
Real estate; Home improvement
ABS piping is easier to work with and less expensive than metal piping. It also doesn't rot, rust, or corrode.
