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home improvement  

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  • Home improvement refers to the various ways in which dwellings may be enhanced or enlarged. Although many improvements are carried out by property owners themselves, reflecting the do-it-yourself (DIY) approach with its roots in the American ethos of self-reliance, they are also the concern of a major industry. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Housing; Home Improvement]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-PH7QH23J-6

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