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How To Build A Hidden Water Fountain

How To Build A Hidden Water Fountain

Build A Hidden Water Feature Statues, vases, disappearing fountains and rock fountains are becoming popular backyard focal points. Just go to any garden shop and you’ll see dozens of options for Koi ponds, waterfalls and basin fountains. Installing a disappearing or hidden-basin water fountain doesn’t take up as much space as a waterfall or Koi [...]

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Nexabond 2500 Instant Wood Adhesive

Nexabond 2500 Instant Wood Adhesive

Nexabond 2500 wood Adhesive By Bioformix, Inc. The folks at Bioformix, Inc recently sent me over a sample bottle of their Nexabond 2500 Instant Wood Adhesive.    According to the press release this new glue dramatically reduces  assembly time and finishing issues surrounding adhesives, I tend to agree. Nexabond 2500 has a unique water and solvent [...]

DEWALT DCL040 20 Volt LED Flashlight Review

DEWALT DCL040 20 Volt LED Flashlight Review

DEWALT 20 Volt LED Flashlight Has A Bright Future! My name is Rob Robillard and I love lumens.  There I said it. I have a flashlight in every drawer, vehicle, several toolboxes, on my tool belt and in my drill / impact driver case.  The light in my tool drill / driver case is a DEWALT [...]

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Reinforcing Floor Joists

Structural Floor Joist Repairs As a remodeling contractor and carpenter one common structural framing issue I see alot of in bathroom remodeling jobs are  floor joists that were cut, drilled, notched or need to be cut out to accommodate plumbing pipes and drains.  The time to address these structural issues, like reinforcing floor joists, is [...]

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Milwaukee M12 FUEL 1/4″ Hex Impact Driver

Milwaukee M12 Driver Guest Post:  Jeff Kirk The first tool from Milwaukee that I’ve gotten the chance to review is the Milwaukee M12 FUEL 1/4″ Hex Impact Driver, model number 2453-22. My first impression was this is driver is bigger than other 12 volt impact drivers on the market but it did not disappoint me [...]

Remodeling A Bathroom Shower

Remodeling A Bathroom Shower

Preparing A Shower For Tile When folks decide to remodel a bathroom they get excited about choosing fixtures, tiles, glass walls and surrounds, radiant floor heat and colors.  What most folk don’t think about is water proofing their shower. There are several great systems to choose from in order to water proof your shower.   This [...]

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 Giveaway

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, [...]

Disappearing Water Fountain

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 [...]