| Grout Museum veterans addition right on target
As building construction is progressing, a St. Paul, Minn., company, Split Rock Studios, is working with a museum committee to design exhibits in the museum, Bob Neymeyer of the Grout said. An entire "concept package" for the exhibits is anticipated to be submitted to the Grout board for approval in late September. It's anticipated the exhibits will be installed in the late spring or early summer of 2008."The way I envision it, the building would be essentially complete and we'd be able to move in in May or June," Bailey said. At that point, construction crews would begin a renovation of the existing museum space."We haven't worked out the details, but I anticipate there's going to be some periods where the museum is closed, briefly," for that renovation work, Bailey said.As part of that work, the existing museum library will be converted into three or four classrooms so a Grout "museum school" program involving local schools can be held on site at the museum.
Ring in the new
This list details life spans of some common house parts, according to the National Association of Home Builders. (Lifetime is defined as 60 to 100 years.) CABINETRY AND STORAGE Garage or laundry cabinets: 100+ Bath cabinets: lifetime Closet systems: lifetime Kitchen cabinets: 50 Medicine cabinets: 20+ COUNTERTOPS Natural stone: lifetime Tile: lifetime Wood: lifetime Cultured marble: 20 EXTERIOR DOORS Fiberglass: lifetime Steel (fire-rated): lifetime Wood: lifetime Vinyl: 20 FAUCETS Shower heads: lifetime Toilets/bidets: lifetime Enclosures/modules: 50 Lavatory: 20+ Shower doors: 20+ Tub/shower: 20+ Kitchen: 15 SINKS Enamel steel: 5 to 10 Soapstone: 100+ Modified acrylic: 50 FLOORING Granite: 100+ Marble: 100+ Slate: 100 Wood: lifetime Concrete: 50+ Vinyl: 50 Laminate: 15 to 25 Carpet: 8 to 10 FOOTINGS AND FOUNDATIONS Poured foundations: lifetime Concrete block: lifetime HEATING AND COOLING Electric radiant heater: 40 Heat pumps: 16 Furnaces: 15 to 20 Hot-water or steam-radiant heater: 15+ Air conditioners: 10 to 15 Ducting: 10 INSULATION Cellulose: 100+ Fiberglass: lifetime Foam: lifetime ROOFING Clay/concrete: lifetime Copper: lifetime Slate: 50+ Simulated slate: 50 Wood: 30 Fiber cement: 25 Asphalt: 20 SIDING Brick: lifetime Engineered wood: lifetime Fiber cement: lifetime Manufactured stone: lifetime Stone: lifetime Vinyl: lifetime Stucco: 50 to 100 GUTTERS Copper: 50+ Aluminum: 20 Galvanized steel: 20 WINDOWS, SKYLIGHTS AND GLASS Wood: 30+ Aluminum/aluminum-clad: 15 to 20 Source: The Washington Post .
Ring in the new
This list details life spans of some common house parts, according to the National Association of Home Builders. (Lifetime is defined as 60 to 100 years.) CABINETRY AND STORAGE Garage or laundry cabinets: 100+ Bath cabinets: lifetime Closet systems: lifetime Kitchen cabinets: 50 Medicine cabinets: 20+ COUNTERTOPS Natural stone: lifetime Tile: lifetime Wood: lifetime Cultured marble: 20 EXTERIOR DOORS Fiberglass: lifetime Steel (fire-rated): lifetime Wood: lifetime Vinyl: 20 FAUCETS Shower heads: lifetime Toilets/bidets: lifetime Enclosures/modules: 50 Lavatory: 20+ Shower doors: 20+ Tub/shower: 20+ Kitchen: 15 SINKS Enamel steel: 5 to 10 Soapstone: 100+ Modified acrylic: 50 FLOORING Granite: 100+ Marble: 100+ Slate: 100 Wood: lifetime Concrete: 50+ Vinyl: 50 Laminate: 15 to 25 Carpet: 8 to 10 FOOTINGS AND FOUNDATIONS Poured foundations: lifetime Concrete block: lifetime HEATING AND COOLING Electric radiant heater: 40 Heat pumps: 16 Furnaces: 15 to 20 Hot-water or steam-radiant heater: 15+ Air conditioners: 10 to 15 Ducting: 10 INSULATION Cellulose: 100+ Fiberglass: lifetime Foam: lifetime ROOFING Clay/concrete: lifetime Copper: lifetime Slate: 50+ Simulated slate: 50 Wood: 30 Fiber cement: 25 Asphalt: 20 SIDING Brick: lifetime Engineered wood: lifetime Fiber cement: lifetime Manufactured stone: lifetime Stone: lifetime Vinyl: lifetime Stucco: 50 to 100 GUTTERS Copper: 50+ Aluminum: 20 Galvanized steel: 20 WINDOWS, SKYLIGHTS AND GLASS Wood: 30+ Aluminum/aluminum-clad: 15 to 20 Source: The Washington Post .
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