Dishwasher Buying Guide

By Robert Robillard

Older dishwashers, ten years or more, are neither energy efficient nor water efficient.  Often times using between 8 an  15 gallons of water per cycle.  Purchasing a new Energy Star rated dishwasher can save you 1,000 gallons or more water per year as well as use 10-13% less energy.  The following dishwasher buying guide can help you…

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How To Keep Rust Off Woodworking Tools

By Robert Robillard

Protecting Your Tools From Rust: The idea for the article,  How To Keep Rust Off Woodworking Tools, came to me after I found one of my kid’s had placed a wet snow sledding tube on-top of my table saw table. I had told her to leave the snow tube in my shop so I could…

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Makita 18-Volt Cyclonic Vacuum DCL500

By Robert Robillard

  Compact Cordless Vacuum for Mobile Contractors As a remodeling carpenter we do our fair share of small service jobs and handyman work. The hidden benefit to doing these “small jobs,” is what I call “client face-time.” We believe that the more face-time with a client ~ the better opportunity for future projects. In order…

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How to Build a Custom Cabinet

By Scott Arnold

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…

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Venting and Insulating a Crawlspace

By Robert Robillard

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. …

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Ridgid WD1450 14 Gallon Wet/Dry Vacuum

By Ben Carmichael

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…

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Temporary Job Site Safety

By Jeff Williams

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…

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Festool CT MINI Vacuum

By Robert Robillard

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…

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