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New DEWALT Hand Tools Save Time and Money News of Stanley Bostitch and DEWALT having new hand tools was initially met with mixed responses on the job-site by some carpenters I know . . . that is until they started to see, touch and use some of the demo tools I had. New DEWALT…
American Standard Boulevard and Studio Dual Flush Toilets: Boulevard® Studio® Models Achieve WaterSense® American Standards new Boulevard® and Studio®dual flush toilets are pretty interesting luxury performance (LXP) toilets offer users the choice between a standard 1.6 gallons per flush (gpf) for solids or a reduced 1.1 gpf for liquids, meeting WaterSense® criteria for using 20…
Concealing Your Fasteners Translates Into a Quality Job! I just finished installing a bunch or PVC trim around a garage door opening. One thing I wanted to do was install the PVC securely and hide the fasteners. Installing Cortex Fasteners In PVC Trim I’ve used the The Cortex Concealed Fastening System many times before and…
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…
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
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…
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…
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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