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Five Ways to Add Curb Appeal to Your Home With the abundance of homes currently on the market, the buyer is king. Though home sales can be tough in this environment, there are several ways to stay ahead of the game, and it has everything to do with first impressions. Think about a…
Steel Deck Framing System eliminates the need for pressure treated wood deck frames Trex Elevations™ will manufacture and market new Trex Elevations Steel Deck Framing – a Steel Deck Framing System that offers superior longevity performance and aesthetics as Trexdecking and railing products. Trex Elevations is a dual-coated, galvanized steel, which not only looks great but…
On a recent Concord Carpenter TV Show we installed a Therma-tru fire rated garage door. I was impressed with the Therma Tru fire-rated, fiberglass doors. What Is A Fire Rated Door? Fire-rated Doors allow you and your family time to escape in the event of a fire. A fire rated door is designed to have…
TOOL GIVEAWAY!! With the malls already playing holiday music it’s time to start thinking about that cool and innovative gift for hard to shop for your handy-man or handy-woman. The folks at PORTER-CABLE are offering one of my Newsletter subscribers a chance to win their 18 Volt Lithium Ion Drill/Driver (PCL180CDK-2) The PORTER-CABLE PCL180CDK-2 was…
Milwaukee Multi Volt Cordless Battery Charger 48-59-1812 Do you own Milwaukee cordless tools? Are they different battery platforms? Sick of pulling out three chargers to charge them? Well Milwaukee listened to end users concerns and came out with a super time and space saving and production enhancing solution to cordless battery charging – the Milwaukee…
WILTON B.A.S.H SLEDGE HAMMERS As a carpenter and remodeler my experience with sledge hammers come into play with demolition work and fitting large beams and posts. By fitting I mean “gentle nudging” with a big ass hammer! Over the years I’ve broken many a sledge hammer. Most of the times because I was a knuckle…
Dust Collection At the Source VIDEO Dust Collection: In my shop I installed the dust collector in an out of the way spot, vacant corner of my workshop and on the complete opposite side of the shop was my miter saw station. Unfortunately the dust collector power switch and the blast gate were in different…
Gorilla Super Glue Impact-Tough Formula The most common complaint among Super Glue today is it’s short shelf life and crummy bond which is brittle and doesn’t hold up to the test of time. Gorilla Glue has improved this issue with their Gorilla Super Glue Impact-Tough Formula. Gorilla’s new super glue has a unique formula that provides a…
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