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3 Bathroom Remodeling Strategies

Bathroom Remodeling Strategies – My Top 3

3 Bathroom Remodeling Strategies When you look at your bathroom to spruce it up or remodel it you need to ask yourself whether you have the time, energy and budget to take a project like this on.   At the end of the day there are three bathroom remodeling strategies to consider and all three are [...]

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Rockwell Sonocrafter X2 RK5140K

Rockwell Sonocrafter X2 Giveaway

Father’s Day Giveaway: 3 Winners To celebrate Father’s Day we are giving away three Rockwell Sonocraters and the winners will receive their tool just in time for Father’s day! What Is ? Rockwell®, is an affordable oscillating multi-tools, with the industry’s first Universal FitTM system that accepts other brand’s accessories without adapters. . The Rockwell Sonicrafter [...]

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WORX 20-Volt 2.0 GT Trimmer/Edger/ Mini-Mower

Father’s Day Giveaway:  3 Winners To celebrate Father’s Day we are giving away three WORX 20V  Trimmer, Edger and Mini-mower tools and the winners will receive their tool just in time for Father’s day! What Is A WORX? The WORX is a well balanced and weighing less than 6 lbs. with the battery this tool is user friendly. The [...]

Milwaukee Laser Distance Meter Kit 2280-20

Milwaukee Laser Distance Meter Kit 2280-20

Milwaukee Laser Distance Meter Kit model number 2280-20 Review By Jeff Kirk, Journeman Carpetner My latest review is of the Milwaukee Laser Distance Meter Kit model number 2280-20. Upon opening it i was very impressed at how compact it is at 1″ thick, 2 ” wide and 4 1/2″ long, The outside of it is [...]

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Milwaukee Hand Tool Giveaway

Milwaukee PRO Hand Tool Giveaway The folks at Milwaukee are offering one of my newsletter subscribers the chance to win a handful of their hand tools.  This is a great opportunity to win a gorgeous set of hand tools for yourself or significant other.  If all works out you may even get these prior to Father’s [...]

Bosch Grinders

Bosch Grinders

Bosch Revamps Grinders I was recently asked to cut four old structural “Lally columns” out of a house and replace them with new columns. (The term Lally column refers to a round, thin walled structural steel column oriented vertically to provide support to structural spans. A Lally column is filled with concrete to prevent buckling. [...]

Dust Extraction

Dust Extraction

Controlling Dust At The Job Site A good dust control strategy is essential to being a professional contractor and keeping your customer happy throughout a construction project. I’ve learned early on that learning how to control remodeling dust by keeping it out of the air and non-remodeled portion of your clients home is often more [...]

How To Install A Cupola

How To Install A Decorative Cupola

Installing A Cupola I love Cupolas, this article will show you how to How to install a decorative cupola. In my neck of the woods all barns worthy of their salt have a functional cupola an most of them.   I had the opportunity to rebuild an 80 to 100 year old cupola in historic Concord, [...]

How To Build A Disappearing Water Fountain

Building a Disappearing Fountain Basin With A Glazed Pot Part 1 of 2 A great friend of ours bought my wife and I a beautiful blue, glazed pot for our wedding anniversary. The blue glaze matches the blue tiles surrounding our pool. My wife has wanted a water feature by the pool for awhile now [...]

Bosch 18V Lithium-Ion Impact Driver

Bosch 18V Lithium-Ion Impact Driver

Bosch 18V Lithium-Ion 1/4 – inch Hex, Impact Driver – Model # 25618-01 By Josh Bordenca The Bosch 18V Lithium-Ion Impact Driver, model number 25618-01, is Bosch’s fastening driver. This 2,800 RPM/3,200 BPM, 125 foot-pound of torque driving machine will have you cruising fasteners home all day long. This impact driver has even claimed the title of [...]

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Kreg Automaxx Bench Clamp

Kreg Auto Adjusting Bench Clamp Kreg Tool Company recently released their Kreg Automaxx™ Bench Clamp that easily mounts to your workbench and automatically adjusts to the thickness of the material being clamped. As a carpenter and cabinet maker having clamps like this save you time and money.   The Kreg Automaxx Bench Clamp allows you to set [...]

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How To Design And Plan A New Bathroom

Designing Your Bathroom  As a remodeling contractor bathroom remodeling projects are high on my request list. Before you get started in any project you need a bathroom remodeling plan and then you need to consider three remodeling elements; Type Style Finish Types Of Bathrooms: The three basic types of bathrooms are: Master bathroom [luxury] Family [...]

Performing A Bathroom Plumbing Disconnect

Bathroom Plumbing Disconnect – The Easy Way

Plumbing Disconnect You’re remodeling your bathroom and are finally ready to replace the old chipped vanity and dull and worn out shower surround.    You want to demo the bathroom yourself to save money but your nervous of the live water pipes in the wall. Don’t be – here’s a simple approach to performing a plumbing disconnect [...]

Black and Decker 36V Lithium Ion Sweeper/Vac

Black And Decker 36V Lithium Ion Sweeper Vacuum

Black And Decker Cordless Sweeper Vacuum Model – LSWV36 At a price of  $149.99 the powerful Black And Decker 36V Lithium Ion Sweeper Vacuum i just what the doctor ordered for DIY and yard work projects. I’ve been using my Sweeper Vac for a month now and the Lithium- ion rechargeable battery powers this vac a long, long time. A Variable [...]