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In order to protect the surface of your house, it is crucial to paint your siding and trim. While this is not a difficult job, it does require a great deal of time to complete. Depending upon the size of your house and the number of coats you choose to apply, a typical job could take up to 40 hours to complete. In addition to... more »
Laying sod can turn the eyesore of the neighborhood into a beautiful landscaped property in a matter of hours. Many people love the look, and need their lawn looking perfect even in the middle of winter. It's not ideal to lay sod in winter, but it is possible. Since the grass will be in its dormant stage and the freezing of its roots... more »
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A sidewalk (chiefly North American English), pavement (British English, South African English and Philadelphia dialect), footpath (Australian English, Irish English, Indian English, Pakistani English and New Zealand English), platform (chiefly Indian English) or footway (Engineering term) is a path for pedestrians that is situated alongside a road or a paved pathway (such as a concrete footpath through a park). A sidewalk may accommodate moderate changes in grade. However, "walkway" is a more complete term for support of walking, and includes stairs, ramps, paseos (passageways) and related off-street tools that provide for a developed pathway.
Sometimes, a sidewalk is next to its street or road with perhaps only a curb in between. Sometimes, there is an area called a parkway or tree lawn in between the sidewalk and the street. For a photo showing a parkway, see image "Sidewalk in Oak Park, Illinois" in the gallery below.
Construction of sidewalks
While some assert that Arthur Wesley Hall and William Alexander McVay invented concrete sidewalks and partitions in St. Stephen, New Brunswick in 1924, (Memorable Maritime Inventions (1828-1930) Page 7),concrete pavements from the 1860s onwards can be found in good repair all over the older districts of San Francisco, having survived the 1906 quake, and stamped with the name of the contractor and date of installation. In the 19th century and early 20th century, sidewalks of wood were common in some locations. They may still be found at historic beach locations and in conservation areas to protect the land beneath and around, called boardwalks. Contemporary sidewalks are most often made of concrete (particularly in the United States and Canada), tarmac, asphalt, brick (particularly in Europe), stone, slab or (increasingly) rubber. Multi-use paths alongside roads are sometimes made of materials that are softer than concrete, such as asphalt.
In the United States, the most common type of sidewal read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidewalk
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