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Many folks these days have chose to use aluminum railings for the entry ways, decks and balconies as opposed to traditional wood or iron railings. The attraction to theirs railings is usually based on one or more of these factors: ease of install, lower cost, durability and low maintenance. Maintaining aluminum railings is easier than…
GreenBagPickUp Has Reusable Dumpster Bags: I discovered reusable dumpster bags about two years ago. I’m a carpenter and run a small remodeling business in Concord, Massachusetts and before using reusable dumpster bags I had two options for trash removal. One was to rent and bring a metal dumpster on site, if space was available. The downside…
Important Information On Spiked Alcohol Drinks There are many stories about spiked drinks and some of them unfortunately are true. Spiking drinks with drugs is done with the aim of taking advantage of a person while their sense of reality is distorted, and…
Installing An Exterior Door Sweep Taking the time to learn how to install a door sweep not only cuts down on those uncomfortable cold door drafts but can reduce your energy costs. Installing an exterior door sweep is easy enough to do and can be done with minimal tools and effort. Types of Door Sweeps…
Keeping Building Materials Out Of The Land Fill When you’re a carpenter you get all sorts of questions and requests for favors: How do I fix this? Can I borrow one of your tools? Is your pick-up truck free on Saturday? One recent request really got my attention. A good friend asked if I would…
Milwaukee M12 Cordless Caulk and Adhesive Gun The new Milwaukee M12 Cordless Caulk and Adhesive Gun is advertised as being 40% lighter than competitive cordless caulk guns. Powered by the M12 lithium ion battery platform this tool takes the laborious gripping and squeezing out of high viscosity caulking applications. I had a chance to use one…
Black & Decker BDCS40G Motion Activated Screwdriver The Black & Decker Gyro Cordless Screwdriver is an interesting gadget and one that my painter contractor friends would enjoy when attaching or removing electrical plates. This is a Do-It-Yourself-er tool. The Black & Decker Gyro Cordless Screwdriver uses gyroscope technology is powered by a 4 volt lithium ion battery.…
Coast HP14 High Performance Focusing 339 Lumen LED Flashlight The folks at CoastPortland periodically send me their knives and flashlights to review and evaluate. A few weeks ago they sent me their Coast HP14 LED Flashlight. I kept thinking… boy could I have used this during the Hurricane Sandy power outage. The last time I have…
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