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Briefs: Builders show their stuff at homes parade

By Times Staff, Wires
Published February 9, 2008

Pasco builders open their doors at 10 this morning for their two-week Parade of Homes/Neighborhoods on Parade, a showcase of new construction. Thirty models and two communities, Connerton and Bella Terra, are participating. Models range from 1,200 to 4,000 square feet and from $180,000 to more than $800,000. The showcase home is by Siebel Falls Homes in the Alsace community in Land O'Lakes. Models are open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, through Feb. 24. Information: www.pascobuilding.com.

Millwork, trim jazz up the house

Dress up a bathroom with a shower surround created out of waterproof urethane window panels and moldings. Visit www.fypon.com and click on "design center," then on "how-to workshop," for more ideas, and view the photo gallery. Fypon makes urethane millwork and trim.

Fan gives calming scent a spin

Maybe there's a reason this product is for sale at a Web site with the name www.unseenontv.com.You be the judge. The Fan Fragrance is a plastic cartridge that attaches to the top of a ceiling-fan blade. When the fan is turned on, it dispenses a lavender fragrance throughout the room, "faster than conventional air fresheners," the distributor claims. The cartridge is $9.95; a package of four refills is $4.95. Learn more and order at the Web site.

Spray lubricant helps maintain garage doors

New from WD-40: a lubricant for garage doors. The 3-in-One Professional Garage Door Lube protects hinges, door tracks, chains, pulleys and latches in commercial and residential garage door systems, preventing rust, corrosion, sticking and squeaking. An 11-ounce spray can is $5.99 at home centers and hardware stores.

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