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Preparing A Shower For Tile When folks decide to remodel a bathroom they get excited about choosing fixtures, tiles, glass walls and surrounds, radiant floor heat and colors. What most folk don’t think about is water proofing their shower. There are several great systems to choose from in order to water proof your shower. This…
Father’s Day Giveaway: 3 Winners To celebrate Father’s Day we are giving away three Rockwell Sonocraters and the winners will receive their tool just in time for Father’s day! What Is ? Rockwell®, is an affordable oscillating multi-tools, with the industry’s first Universal FitTM system that accepts other brand’s accessories without adapters. . The Rockwell Sonicrafter…
Father’s Day Giveaway: 3 Winners To celebrate Father’s Day we are giving away three WORX 20V Trimmer, Edger and Mini-mower tools and the winners will receive their tool just in time for Father’s day! What Is A WORX? The WORX is a well balanced and weighing less than 6 lbs. with the battery this tool is user friendly. The…
Milwaukee Laser Distance Meter Kit model number 2280-20 Review By Jeff Kirk, Journeman Carpetner My latest review is of the Milwaukee Laser Distance Meter Kit model number 2280-20. Upon opening it i was very impressed at how compact it is at 1″ thick, 2 ” wide and 4 1/2″ long, The outside of it is…
Milwaukee PRO Hand Tool Giveaway The folks at Milwaukee are offering one of my newsletter subscribers the chance to win a handful of their hand tools. This is a great opportunity to win a gorgeous set of hand tools for yourself or significant other. If all works out you may even get these prior to Father’s…
Bosch Revamps Grinders I was recently asked to cut four old structural “Lally columns” out of a house and replace them with new columns. (The term Lally column refers to a round, thin walled structural steel column oriented vertically to provide support to structural spans. A Lally column is filled with concrete to prevent buckling.…
Controlling Dust At The Job Site A good dust control strategy is essential to being a professional contractor and keeping your customer happy throughout a construction project. I’ve learned early on that learning how to control remodeling dust by keeping it out of the air and non-remodeled portion of your clients home is often more…
Building a Disappearing Fountain Basin With A Glazed Pot Part 1 of 2 A great friend of ours bought my wife and I a beautiful blue, glazed pot for our wedding anniversary. The blue glaze matches the blue tiles surrounding our pool. My wife has wanted a water feature by the pool for awhile now…
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