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Photo: Mudroom addition. Installation Note: All trim in the article, Installing PVC Trim, is Azek PVC trim. All miters were glued ~ Expansion joints are located on the inside [house] butt ends and under cover of overlapped boards and concealed with flexible caulking. PVC Trim – What You Need To Know Many customers these days…
Hybrid Trucks ~ Optimize Fuel Economy Hybrid Trucks and highly efficient vehicles have always interested me. As part of my carpentry business I drive a Chevy 2500 pick up for many reasons; including hauling, towing a tool trailer and snowplowing. Fuel economy is not one of them and has never been a variable that I could…
The holidays are an exciting time of year for kids, and to help ensure they have a safe holiday season, here are some tips : Trees When purchasing an artificial tree, look for the label “Fire Resistant.” Purchase a fresh tree. A fresh tree is green, needles are hard to pull from branches and when…
The winner of the 40 pc socket set is Annie from Mammadweeb.Congrats Annie! I will mail you this set this week, you should get it just in time for Christmas. Thanks to all who participated and left great comments, twittered, followed and blogged. I shall continue the giveaways in 2010.Have a very Happy Christmas! ~…
How To Find Those 2×4 Studs When remodeling or framing a new addition it always saves time and makes for better trim connections when you mark the stud location on the floor with a permanent marker or lumber crayon prior to the drywall being installed. It’s also important and “cheap insurance” to mark the location…
The following statistics come from a study conducted by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI): Of all cell phone related tasks – including talking, dialing, or reaching for the phone – texting while driving is the most dangerous. Teen drivers are four times more likely than adults to get into car crashes or near crash…
Whats better than FREE TOOLS? Nothing!!! When it comes to small home repairs, most homeowners spend more time looking for tools than working on the repair. Stop wasting time and get to work, no matter what your skill level might be you will eventually find the need to use a socket set to remove…
Instilling A Work Ethic In My Teen Teenage work ethic, is it an oxymoron? I think we all agree that when teens don’t learn to work at an early age that can lead to a whole host of future problems with life / boss / employer relationships, etc. My son recently expressed an interest in…
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