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How Do They Do It? By now, we are all used to sorting our household recyclables from our regular trash either for curbside pickup or at the transfer station. What about larger items such as appliances, junk, and construction debris? Many of these items are highly recyclable themselves, or can be broken down into recyclable…
Bosch Pocket Reciprocating Saw Blades for tight locations How may times have your tried to cut along a 2×4 stud and sheathing only to brake the reciprocating blade or wack your knuckles? What other restricted spots have you struggled with a standard 6 or 12 inch reciprocating blade ? There are too many to count.…
The folks at Duo-Fast recently sent me one of their DF225C coil siding nailers to use and review. the DF225C is designed as a siding, decking and fencing nailer. Timing was perfect because we were starting a barn siding project and I used the nailer to install 1 7/8″ stainless steel, ring shank nails. First Impression: The…
2012 Hurricane Forecast: Homeowners Should Prepare for Eight Named Tropical Storms According to the Weather Research Center, Tropical Storm Helen should be the eighth and final named storm of the 2012 Hurricane Season. Five of those named tropical storms — including Alberto, Beryl, Chris, Debby, Ernesto, Florence, Gordon and Helene — are predicted to intensify…
Professional Communication Via Email As a carpenter I do most of my communicating to schedule, price and work out details on projects via email. It’s fast, easy and can be done at anytime of the day or night. A big issue that I often see if that emails lack tone and can be misleading at…
Cost effective Multi-Tool Blade Blades: What’s your biggest pet peeve with your multi-tool? I bet it’s the cost of the replacement blades. Was I right? The problem I have is coughing up the $27.00 for a new bi-metal blade every-time I start a job. I recently came across a distributor of high quality replacement oscillating blades. …
Energy Saving Storm Panel At a recent trade show I stumbled upon a really cool Mylar Interior Storm Panel product made by a company ScreenItAgain.com. ScreenItAgain.com makes custom window and door replacement screens and grilles of all shapes, sizes and colors. They sell directly to end consumers, as well as to contractors. What impressed me was that ScreenItAgain uses high…
SimpliciKey Keyless Entry As keyless car entry has become standard, keyless home entry is sure to follow. Already, remote control deadbolts are the first step for new and current homeowners alike to add an easy and useful upgrade to their houses that will make residences more attractive to sellers and fellow homeowners in the…
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