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  • The roofing material is an EPDM membrane, a single-ply rubber roofing that ages well, resists extreme cold and heat, has low life-cycle cost and is an inert material with limited environmental impact during manufacture and use.

    ASAP HOUSE: House About Saving a Planet | Inhabitat 2007

  • Existing light well upgraded with new roof and Milgard aluminum windows 2. Galvanized steel channel frame at chimney cap 3. New single-ply roof membrane over new rigid insulation 4. Existing brick stained deep caviar 5. Hardie-panel siding painted pewter 6. Existing brick planter boxes 7. Clear finished fir door with reeded glass panel 8. Milgard aluminum window package 9. Fleetwood aluminum sliding door package

    Build Blog » Mid-Century Modern Remodel 2009

  • Good sheets should: 1. appropriately fit the bed even after many launderings, 2. have properly functioning elastic, 3. be hole and stain free, 4. be made of a soft and durable single-ply cotton with a thread count between two hundred and four hundred for your warm-weather sheets, and 5. allow you to be comfortable so that you can sleep soundly.

    Unclutter Your Life in One Week Erin Rooney Doland 2009

  • All of their yarn is handspun on the farm and comes in a variety of weights including single-ply and double-ply.

    Yearn Worthy Yarn: Homestead Wool 2009

  • Products for low-slope roofs, found on commercial and industrial buildings, fall into two categories - single-ply materials and coatings.

    Cool roofs 2008

  • So Three Sheets makes matching white-on-white 400 thread count single-ply 100% Egyptian cotton linens.

    A “Spruce Goose” of a Pillow 2006

  • She's suggested that our higher thread count, single-ply sheet sets may be a better alternative for you.

    Above And Beyond: Smartbargains.com Helps You Sleep Well At Night - The Consumerist 2007

  • I made this wrist distaff by crocheting single-ply yarn spun on a top-whorl drop spindle.

    2005 September 2005

  • Tightly twisted yarns are stronger than loosely twisted yarns; and yarns in two or more ply are progressively stronger than single-ply yarns.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

  • Tightly twisted yarns are stronger than loosely twisted yarns; and yarns in two or more ply are progressively stronger than single-ply yarns.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

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