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Aging In Place Let’s face it. We’re all going to get old. Our pets, cars, gadgets, and houses are going to become old and outdated. That’s just how life works, and there’s no point in fighting it. Your Home isn’t Getting Any Younger Luckily, like fine wine, some things improve with age; take your house…
Get Rid of Termites Once and For All Termite Problem ? Termites are one of the homeowner’s worst enemies. These voracious, tenacious insects will eat away at your home in secret–or brazenly out in the open. They have no shame, just a single-minded need to eat you out of house and home…okay, that’s not entirely…
How To Quickly Cap Water Pipes While Remodeling I’m a remodeling contractor in Northeast Massachusetts and recently began using SharkBite Plumbing Connectors on my remodels during the demo phase. They prevent work stoppages and save me time and money here’s how… What are SharkBite Plumbing Connectors? SharkBite Plumbing Connectors are brass fittings that use a push-fit technology that…
DeWalt 20V MAX Lithium Ion Cordless Jigsaw DCS331L1 The folks at DEWALT recently sent me their DeWalt 20V MAX Lithium Ion Jigsaw to test and review. DEWALT has really built up their 20 volt MAX platform and have sharpened their pencils on three major categories: 1. Performance: focusing on speed of application and run time. With the…
Window Opening Restriction Devices May Prevent Deaths: We’ve all heard or the tragic news of a young child falling from an open window. Up till recently it was up to an individual home or property owner to child proof windows and doors. Fortunately many window manufacturers have recently incorporated Window Opening Control Devices into their window…
Justin Prewitt, a finish carpenter and newsletter subscriber from Oklahoma City, won these sawblades – congrats Justin!!!! Win A Pair of 80-Tooth Irwin Marples Woodworking Sawblades: The folks at IRWIN are offering one of my newsletter subscribers a chance to win a set of their Irwin Marples Woodworking saw blades. The winner will win two 80 tooth saw blades; one…
Rinnai Value Series Tankless Water Heaters and Scale Control System I’m a big fan of the Rinnai’s Value Series of tankless water heater because it offers an endless supply of hot water and the ability to run multiple appliances at one time. Additionally tankless water heaters saving energy because they only heat water as it’s needed. Recently Rannai came out…
How Deck Sanding Can Improve Your Home’s Resale Value Did you know that deck sanding can dramatically increase the resale value of your home? This DIY tutorial teaches you how to do deck sanding easily. Real estate agents use many techniques to increase the resale value of homes and deck sanding is one of them.…
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