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How to Build a Custom Laundry Cabinet Laundry Cabinet This article will focus on “How to Build a Custom Cabinet.” More specifically, a cabinet that is designed to hide four laundry baskets. The customer wanted a paint grade cabinet to put between her two bedroom windows. she wanted two doors in order to keep her…
Vented Crawl Spaces Can Cause Problems Crawl spaces are common in the building trade, and especially with new additions. While geographic areas, water tables and rock ledge may play a factor in deciding whether to install a crawl space versus a full basement, many builders like them because they’re easier, faster and cheaper to install. …
Ridgid WD1450 14-Gallon 6-Horsepower Wet/Dry Vacuum Review Of all the tools I consider essential, there is one that that people don’t often think of: the wet/dry vacuum. Why is it so essential? Quite simple: it keep things clean and it helps keep you efficient. In order to build things, you have to cut things. I…
Temporary Job Site Safety In the masonry restoration industry we almost never have the luxury of working on unoccupied buildings. The job site is always at schools, condos, office, or church buildings. Buildings that have people living or working in them at all hours of the day. When working on buildings of this type, not only is…
Festool CT Mini HEPA Dust Extractor 584156 Review At ConcordCarpenter we are remodeler as well as mobile contractors. That means that we sometimes travel from one job to the next, sometimes doing two or three jobs a week. That also means setting up and cleaning up a few times a day. Having tools that easily…
Image: www.in.gov/dnr/images Repairing Greek Revival Cornice Roof Returns The Greek Revival roof return style emulated the temple forms of ancient Greece, resulting in the creation of straightforward, box-like buildings we see in historic towns of America. Most Greek Revival buildings have substantial cornices that extended into gable ends as “returns.” Below picture: this house…
Wobble Light WL400MH Self-Righting 400 Watt Metal Halide Work Light Review At ConcordCarpenter we are all about innovative solution to old job site problems. We recently started looking at job site lighting and the issues surrounding, and difficulties obtaining a rugged, durable, and reliable work lighting. We first spied the 36” Wobblelight Metal Halide Work…
Milwaukee M18 LED Stick Light 2352-20 Review Milwaukee recently introduced a few new LED lights. Given my background in photography I know light and the characteristics of it. Every tradesperson gets into situations where they need some cordless light in tight spaces, places without power, or packing up at the end of the short days…
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