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Source: orlandfire.org Ice Safety – Enjoying Your Time On The Ice Last month I heard of several people falling through the ice. Two people in Massachusetts recently fell through ice and died. This article will focus on ice safety and educate you on the proper thickness ice needs to be. My son has a…
Constructing a Cedar Privacy Screen The picture below is the rooftop patio at a Winchester, MA Condo project we worked on. Our client wanted us to build a privacy screen to block the view but still allow in light onto her roof deck. I decided to construct the new screen out of high quality 1″ thick…
Image: images-cdn01.associatedcontent.com Turning down your thermostat by just a few degrees in the winter can save 5-10% on your overall heating bill. The best way to achieve this is through the use of a programmable thermostat and its setback feature. You can program your thermostat to set the temperature back until the next pre-programed time…
Image: farm2.static.flickr.com Is Stranger Danger A Myth? Is “stranger danger”—dangers that threaten our kids come mostly from strangers—really a myth? Yes. In the majority of cases, the perpetrator is someone the parents or child knows, and that person may be in a position of trust or responsibility to the child and family. Who Really Is…
Milwaukee M12 Cordless 3/8 Ratchet Kit 2457-21 The Milwaukee M12 Cordless Ratchet Kit 2457-21 is an interesting new tool for Milwaukee. I first spied this tool at their 2012 media event and recently received on to test and evaluate. I immediately liked that the Milwaukee M12 Cordless Ratchet Kit 2457-21 was small and low profile. The…
New Mirror Designed to Look Old I wanted a mirror with a medicine chest in my new bathroom and did not want tit to detract from all of the wainscoting on the walls and old, stain glass window I installed. Look A Magazines for Ideas: I tell people all the time to look on…
Source: www.ruf.rice.edu Think Before You Press ~ SEND Many folks and kids are unaware of how dangerou8s and permanent their comments and pictures are on the internet. Please take a peek at the Internet Safety Tips below: Nothing sent or posted is ever private. Your messages and images will get passed around, even if…
Installing Hardwood flooring In the typical Rob Robillard fashion I got WAY into this project before I remembered to take out my digital camera. I really hate when I do that but in the remodeling industry things sometimes move quickly. On this project we were Installing Cherry Hardwood Flooring. Read more on this project here: …
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