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And Now For The Hard Question…Gas or Electric? Normally when choosing a stove, the answer to whether you want to use natural gas or electricity as a fuel source would depend entirely on how you prefer to cook. But unless you know the facts, how can you know what is best for you? Choosing a…
Milwaukee 4-1/2″ Small Angle Grinder 6121-30 Review There’s not a lot to say about the Milwaukee 4-1/2″ Small Angle Grinder 6121-30. This Milwaukee grinding tool is great. At 5.4 pounds, this too was just the right weight and size to hold and maneuver. I used it to smooth a very rough and extremely uneven concrete…
Benefits of Fiber Cement Siding In today’s home renovation market, the trend of using fiber cement siding has skyrocketed. Consumers have found themselves more attracted to the sturdy fiber siding than the traditional wood homes have featured in the past. But there is so much more to this particular type of siding than meets the…
Kobalt Power Tools Media Event 2011: What’s new in tools at Lowe’s Last night I attended the Kobalt power tool launch event in NYC. For those of you who are not familiar with Kobalt, they got their start in 1998 as a mechanics tool line. The brand has since extended to corded and cordless…
Dewalt D24000 15 amp, 10” Wet Tile Saw Accurate And Reliable: Recently Dewalt sent me their D24000 Wet Tile Saw to evaluate. This saw has a 1.5-horsepower motor and a 10-inch diamond blade which spins at 4200 RPMs can easily cut through hard materials like porcelain and stone. Timing is everything and lucky for me…
Using an On Demand Water Heater in conjunction with water saving plumbing fixtures Dear Concord Carpenter, Your article, Water Saving Plumbing Fixtures, reminded me of something my mother was told recently. She has been investigating options for a new heating & hot water system and was told that on-demand hot water heater wouldn’t work well…
Adding Trim to a Porch Post Dear Concord Carpenter, I have a side porch that has painted 4×4 posts. They are fairly new and in great shape but ugly. I want to make them look bigger and better. A friend told me to buy 1×4 and 1×6 trim and rip the 1×6 trim to fit. …
House Trim Tip: Fitting that tough board under a door If you’ve ever trimmed out an exterior door you know that the skirt trim [board under the door] needs to be tight and secure to help support the threshold. the problem is betting it to fit under a slightly beveled threshold and the porch or…
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