Installing A Roof Cricket

By Robert Robillard

What Is A Roof Cricket? Before installing a roof cricket you first should understand what it is, and why it is important. A roof cricket is a ridge structure, designed to divert water on a roof. Roof crickets are found on the high side of a chimney, or when one roof meets another. The roof…

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Bosch Heated Jacket PSJ120

By Robert Robillard

Bosch PSJ120 12-Volt Heated Jacket Heated Jackets have slowly started showing up on the job-site as a  solution for the cold weather job-site wear.  I’ve been seeing them elsewhere too; on hunters, walkers, sports fans and regular people just walking about town. We recently took a look at three brands of heated jackets.  This article…

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Installing Crown Molding To Metal Studs

By Robert Robillard

Image: installcrown.com Installing crown molding in commercial spaces often brings up the concern of steel studs. Installing crown molding to metal studs seem to be the norm in more and more condos that we work in as well. Hand nailing crown molding into steel studs does not work and using an air gun makes for…

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Quality is More Important Than Price

By Robert Robillard

Quality is More Important Than Price To Homeowners Have you ever stopped to wonder why folks remodel their home?  Or why they choose to do a project themselves vs hiring a professional to do it? Well I think about this stuff a lot and I’ve always believed that Quality is more important than price to…

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FEIN Multi-Mount Blades

By Robert Robillard

FEIN Multi-Purpose Oscillating Blades FEIN was the first and continues to be the benchmark in oscillating tools.   Recently they came out with a new series of blades called FEIN Multi-Mount Blades. First Impression: I’ve been using FEIN blades for a long time and only recently started using another brand because of fit and price. The…

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Milwaukee M18 LED Flood Light 2361-20

By Robert Robillard

Milwaukee M18 LED Flood Light Review Everyone knows I love lumen. Last spring I visited with the folks at Milwaukee to check out their new M18 offerings. Many of these items are now available in the stores and one in particular that I like is their Milwaukee M18 LED Flood Light 2361-20. First Impression: With…

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Arborwear Stretch Cambium Jacket Review

By Phil Benevides

ACC Crew wearing Arborwear Stretch Cambium Jackets Work wear, like our tools, take a beating on the job-site.  Professional grade really means something to me and my crew.   When it comes to work wear the folks at Arborwear really make quality, durable, and good looking gear for the working professional. Arborwear is the definition of…

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Deck Privacy Screen

By Robert Robillard

How to Build A Cedar Privacy Screen The Privacy Screen for this deck installation went well and the client was pleased with the finished product. BEFORE PHOTO AFTER PHOTO Installing The Deck Privacy Screen We build our privacy panels in the shop and transported them to the jobsite.  See how we made these panels. To…

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