Fall Lawn Maintenance

By Phil Benevides

Fall lawn Care Tips From A Concord Carpenter The overall beauty of your home can be impacted by your landscaping and your lawn is probably the largest part of your yard. So regardless of how well maintained and beautiful your home is you can’t ignore the look and condition of your lawn, since I can…

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Preventing Ice Dams

By Robert Robillard

How To Prevent Ice Dams What is an ice dam? An ice dam is a ridge of ice that forms at the edge of a roof and prevents melting snow (water) from draining off the roof. The water that backs up behind the dam can leak into a home and cause damage to walls, ceilings,…

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Maintain Continuity with your Foremen

By Phil Benevides

Continuity Binders prepare your crew’s leaders to be effective Foremen Investing in your employees is an important part of growing your business but finding and holding on to the right crew can take time, effort, and most likely you’ll have employees come and go more than you’ll have them stay. So to ensure you can…

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Fall Leaf Removal Tips

By Phil Benevides

Fall Clean Up Tips to make your chores Faster and Easier Plan Waste Collection Wisely Check with your town or municipality for guidelines on Fall Leaf Removal. Many communities only collect Fall yard waste during a certain period of the year and often require the use of specific disposal bags. Remove Leaves Weekly Although your…

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Tips on How to Maintain your Lawn Mower in the Fall

By Phil Benevides

How to Maintain your Mower during the Fall Here at a Concord Carpenter we love tools and although we don’t make a living using our lawn mowers, it is certainly a tool we rely on and use regularly. Without a quality mower that is maintained to perform well our beautiful homes may be overlooked by…

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Using Large Head Casing

By Robert Robillard

Using Large Head Casing for Windows and Doors My wife decided to convert our parlor into an office. My job today was to remove the old Rosettes and top casings  [photo below] on all the doorways and windows and to replace them with trim that matches the stain glass window [ two photos down] The…

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Questions to Ask A Contractor

By Robert Robillard

What you should be asking a contractor before hiring one Image: signsbyyou.com Questions to Ask A Contractor Before hiring a contractor you may want to meet them and ask them a few questions before you allow them to work on your home. 1. Member of the local Chamber of commerce? 2. Member of other professional…

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Rockler T-Track Table Review

By Robert Robillard

Rockler T-Track Table Initial impression For centuries fine craftsman everywhere have at one time or another struggled to find the perfect way to clamp and hold their projects. Welcome to the 21st century where those struggles are a thing of the past. Rockler has created a simple solution to help alleviate those struggles. Functionality In…

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