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Image: parks.ci.lubbock.tx.us Building Permit Considerations A frequent question often asked is “should I get a building permit?” Building codes have been established by most cities and towns and can vary considerably from one jurisdiction to another. A building permit is a document issued by a city or town building department to insure changes to structures…
Replacing A Wood Column With A Fiberglass Column These 8″ round, wood, porch columns are approximately 15 years old and severely rotted. The lack of a gutter above didn’t help matters either. this article will explain the steps necessary for a porch column replacement. Both porch column bases are completely rotted and a colony of…
Image: www.ngms.state.ms.us What about adding Re-Fill to the three R’s below My blogger friend at ArtSpark Theatre has motivated me to re post this. Coincidentally, another blogger friend, Concord Pastor, told me today that he purchased a stainless steel re usable cup after reading this earlier blog post. There are many things we as individuals…
Frame-less Glass Shower Stall Enclosures and Doors Semi frame-less and frame-less glass shower enclosures have been around for awhile and have always been associated with a timeless look of quality and classic design. Today’s bathrooms differ greatly from the bathrooms decades ago. Bathrooms today are more comfortable and are designed as places to relax and…
How To Contain Remodeling Dust With The Zip Door Kit As a remodeling contractor I learned early on that containing remodeling dust and keeping that dust out of the non-remodeled portion of your clients home is often more important than the quality of your work. It’s a fact that construction transports fine dust particles into…
Protect Plumbing Pipes With a Nail Stopping Nail Protection Plate A nail protection plate helps prevent nails from piercing pipes and electrical lines after the plaster walls are installed and the finish trim is being applied. Nail Protection Plates are typically installed over utilities that pass through framing members. Nail protection plates come in all…
RIDGID® 238-P Powered Soil Pipe Cutter Cuts Pipe up to 8” in Hard-to-Reach Spaces If your a plumber or mechanical contractor you’ll appreciate that the folks at RIDGID have designed a compact, lightweight drill attachment that is designed for plumbers and mechanical contractors when cutting soil pipe in tight overhead clearance situations such as in rafter or…
Seal Attic Air Leaks and Save Money on Heating Bills Attic heat loss due to air leakage accounts for one-quarter to one-third of your annual heating bill! Insulation itself does not stop the air leaks – you need to stop air leaks in order to let the insulation do its job. TIP: Blackened insulation is…
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