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Stair railings are available in a wide variety of materials and styles. The materials you ultimately select will have an enormous impact on the ambiance of your home. Material selection also affects the final cost of your stair project, not to mention the safety your stairs provide for guests and family members.
Wood can be used for outdoor railings, such as decks and porches, but vinyl and composite railing is increasingly popular. Vinyl is less susceptible than wood to deterioration from exposure to insects and extreme weather condition. Among woods, pressure treated pine is also less susceptible to pests and rain, but fares poorly in areas where exposure to sunlight is constant, as it loses its elasticity. Composite materials are pricier, but pay for themselves in the long run by offering even greater durability than vinyl, and less prone to chipping and discoloration. Composite railings also have a more wood-like texture than vinyl.
For metal stair railings, aluminum, stainless steel, and wrought iron are popular choices. While wrought iron is the most expensive, you can mix it with wood, vinyl or other less costly materials by using the latter materials for the banisters to frame iron balusters, which are sold in sets, ranging from packs of 10 to 200 balusters.
Aluminum offers much of the look and longevity of wrought iron, using a baked enamel coating that makes it more or less weatherproof. For modern, industrial homes, stainless steel is often used for cable stair railings connecting more widely spaced rectangular balusters. Glass and acrylic railing are further options, where balusters are also widely spaced, but have transparent or translucent panels inserted between them with metal brackets.
All of the above options are also available for indoor railings. Wrought iron, and metal in general, is used somewhat less frequently for homes of average size, since it tends to look rather imposing. Wood railing, particularly oak, is the most popular choice, since it blends nicely with hardwood stairs and landings, especially when stained rather than painted. More importantly, oak is a dense, solid material that looks very organic while offering great security. The safety of stair railings is more important the their looks.
Railings are only the first line of protection for your family. If you have a baby, toddler or pet in the home, consider installing a stair gate.
Feng Shui for Good Health and Longevity
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So many feng shui articles have been written on attracting wealth, prosperity, and love. Nevertheless, it is hard to enjoy all that if you are not in good health. He are some great
feng shui tips to promote good health and longevity.
One of the things to take note of are poison arrows. Poison arrows are sharp and pointed objects, or anything resembling such objects. Examples of poison arrows include lampposts, the edge of roofs and long slender trees (such as big pine trees). Make sure that there are no poison arrows pointed towards your home. Poison arrows are bad feng shui and can not only cause health problems, but also bring bad luck to the entire household.
For health, the most important part of the home is the kitchen, and the bathroom. To create the good feng shui, it is best to locate the kitchen in your personal auspicious direction. This can be calculated based on your Kua number (which is based on your date of birth – click on the link below to find out your personal auspicious directions). Placing the kitchen in your personal inauspicious directions can cause many health problems. If you live in your house with your other family members, located the kitchen according to Kua numbers of the patriarch or the matriarch of the house.
The choice of decorations for your bedroom is also very important to create good feng shui for your health. As a rule of thumb never use antique furniture in your bedroom. Antique furniture has in it the accumulation of stagnant chi from its previous owners, which can attract illnesses. Having guns and sharp objects as decorations in the bedroom is also bad feng shui; as such objects emit shar-chi (killing energy) that can be very harmful for the room’s occupants.
There are some wonderful Chinese symbols that you can use to attract health and longevity. In feng shui, the crane (specifically the red-crowned crane) is considered to be an auspicious bird as it represents peace and immortality. Placing a pair of crane figurines in the garden is extremely good feng shui for the family’s health.
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why do cranes at construction sites have pine trees on top of them?
Lately I have noticed a lot of construction sites in my city that have a pine tree on top of the crane. Does this simbolize anything
The pine tree represents that no one was hurt or killed while putting up the steel beams for the building.
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