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Bioswale

First, lets not move the dirt and soil IF it has not been disturbed. That is step one of Low Impact Development. If that cannot be attained, another method of hydrology control is the use of a bioswale. Basically a bioswale is a ‘ditch’ that can hold and filter the water into the soil and [...]

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Porous Asphalt

In the development world…well generally in the world these days, more concern and emphasis is being put on storm water run-off and control. Historically this has been done through detention ponds and vaults. I mentioned pervious concrete in an earlier blog. Here is a little article that talks about Porous Asphalt. It handles the water [...]

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Recent Volunteer Event

I recently helped out the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Countiesby volunteering for the Kitchen and Bath Tour. It was fun and I got to see some new items installed. One was some cork flooring installed over slab. Also, the remodeler, Druhan Contruction, wrote me a nice Letter of Recommendation.

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