Protect Your Carpets When Remodeling

By Robert Robillard

Using Tyvek or  plastic to protect carpet floors Recently we were remodeling and used up all of our floor protector roll.   Carpenter and friend George Gulser  showed me a trick he learned while working at a boat yard in North Carolina.  This tip can be useful when using plastic type sheeting on the floors and…

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How Am I Doing?

By Robert Robillard

Please take my brief survey to assist me on improving my site.  Rather than relying on subjective “gut” feelings, I rather have you tell me directly how I’m doing! I’m hoping this survey will allow me to address issues that are important, and provide a benchmark, rather than wasting resources unimportant issues. AConcordCarpenter’s Survey

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WIN A Genie Garage Door Opener

By Robert Robillard

Garage Door Openers: . Garage door openers are are a pretty basic mechanism and last many, many years.  However, there are really good reasons to replace your garage door opener. . The three basic reasons are safety, better security and more convenience openers are now available. . Safety and convenience features like better sensing of…

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WIN $200 of Tyler Tools

By Robert Robillard

My friend Marc over at HomeFixated.com is offering one of his newsletter subscribers a $200 coupon  for Tyler tools.  Tyler tools is a very cool tool site with over 50 plus tool brands in stock – check them out! Entry requirements are simple, all you have to do is: 1.  Subscribe to his weekly newsletter…

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DEWALT Side Strike Chisel DW16065

By Robert Robillard

DEWALT Side Strike Chisel just found a home in my tool belt!   Yesterday I  attended the Dewalt, Stanley, Bostitch hand tool event which was held at the Westin hotel in New York City.    Like all of their events this one was informative and I learned alot about their latest and greatest offerings, the DEWALT…

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Bayco Night Stick PRO

By Robert Robillard

Bayco Night Stick PRO Review The Night Stick Pro from Bayco is a safety rated flashlight for professionals working around flammable vapors.  It’s safety rated to be used in hazardous workplace environments like the petrochemical industry or for mechanics that work on gas tanks. Bayco Night Stick PRO The Night Stick PRO  is intrinsically safe which means…

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Cordless Drill Storage Station

By Robert Robillard

How To Make A Cordless Drill Storage Rack I like my shop neat and orderly.   When I need a tool I expect it to be in a certain spot.   In my shop I use a few small cordless drills and impact drivers.   Keeping track of them was difficult until I decided to make a cordless drill…

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Milwaukee 12 Volt Inspection Scope

By Robert Robillard

Milwaukee 12 Volt Inspection Scope Preview It wasn’t the 360 degree rotating screen that I liked the most about the Milwaukee 12 Volt Inspection Scope it was the 12 volt, lithium-Ion batteries. Don’t get me wrong when I’m lying on my back inside a  crawl space cavity and tilting my head sideways too look at…

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