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Arborwear Outfits AConcordCarpenter’s Crew As a carpenter and contractor I can tell you that you get what you pay for. It took me a long time to realize that the demands of the jobsite quickly would destroy clothing. I recently learned that Arborwear Offers Customized Apparel and was curious to test it out. For me…
IRWIN Marples NEW Saw Blade Series Next week I travel to Venice, Italy to attend the Irwin Marples saw blade media event. The event is to preview the new IRWIN Marples Woodworking Series Saw Blade. A trip to IRWINS state of the art, saw blade facility, located in Udine, Italy, will be the highlight of the…
Workshop, Garage or Tool Shed Storage Options: How many times have you been in your workshop, garage or tool shed and found that one “tool” that you were looking for last month? You know the one that you couldn’t find at the time so you went out and bought another one. Now you have two and can’t…
Adding Trim and Siding To ConCrete Block Garage Wall My recent customer and friend Jon S. asked me to help him give his cinder-block garage a makeover. This is how he described the garage before the makeover: “We’ve always loved the charm of our classic New England village colonial style; it’s the kind of house a…
DeckWrap Self-Adhering Protective Wrap: DeckWrap tape can save your deck Joists from rot as well as create a valuable redundancy layer under your ledger flashing. On every deck repair I have done the number one reason I end up replacing an existing deck is due to ROT caused by poor flashing and construction methods. Using DeckWrap can…
How To Paint Electrical Switch Plates Match Your Electrical Switch And Outlet Plates To Your Wall Color. This article will explain the proper techniques and “Tips” for Painting Electrical Plates Introduction. Many homes have white or beige outlet and switch cover. This can be unattractive when your walls are painted a color. Who wants a…
DEWALT ToughSystem Follow Up After 4 Months: About three or four months ago the folks at DEWALT recently sent me one of their ToughSystem to try out. The box has an integrated seal for water protection but DEWALT stops short of calling it waterproof. Not really needing another toolbox I decided to designate this box to the…
The housing market is finally coming back! It may be a slow comeback but it’s a positive development. If we date back to September 2011, we can see the first signs of improvements in the housing market. We still got a long way to go but numbers in March of this year are promising! Ninety-nine…
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