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Fire Sprinklers in Residential Construction Smoke detectors help alert you to smoke and fire and may save your life, but not always. Residential fire sprinklers put the fire out or seriously control or delay it ~ which saves lives and property. In 2009, there were 356,200 residential fires reported in the United States. These fires caused 2,480 deaths,…
Job Site Saw Horses In my small world of residential remodeling and carpentry I always find myself in need or a pair, or more accurately, several pairs of job site sawhorses. As I get older I find myself becoming a sawhorse snob. I want my sawhorses to be strong, but not too heavy, super portable,…
DEWALT Cordless 20V Lighting Solutions The folks at DEWALT have two brand new durable, portable and cool running job-site lighting solutions coming out soon. DEWALT is also offering our newsletter subscribers the opportunity to be some of the first folks to get one of each. DEWALT Cordless 20V Lighting Father’s Day Giveaway The two new…
Kershaw Scrambler Knife In my opinion, the people at Kershaw Knives have perfected form and function in the knives that they manufacture. I already carried the Kershaw Black Horse II and the Kershaw Brawler. After testing the Scrambler, I now have another favorite Every Day Carry (EDC) knife for the home, the workshop, and the…
Fast Rabbet Cuts In the woodworking and finish carpentry world a rabbet joint is a recess, channel or groove cut into the edge of a piece of wood. A rabbet is a simple joint to make, and increases gluing surfaces for a strong glue joint. Rabbets also assist with alignment for adjoining boards and provide…
Carpenter Ant Treatment For Your Home Ants are interesting creatures. Did you know that an ant can carry 50 times its body weight? Accepting that ants live in nature is one thing but having them live in your home is another. No matter how you feel on this topic I’m sure you prefer not to have…
Benefits of Raised Garden Beds Spring has arrived and as the days grow longer it’s time to move outdoors and work in the yard. We recently have been doing more and more lawn and garden articles and thought that writing an article on how to make a raised garden bed dovetailed nicely between gardening and…
Basement Window Replacement Most homes with full basements have small rectangle style basement foundation windows. If your house is older, chances are that these windows are wood, and may need replacing. This article will focus on how to replace a wood basement window. Replacing a basement window is a fairly straightforward process and can save…
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