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Slippery Walkways are Dangerous: Install A Snow Melting System In the Northeast winter means shoveling and salting your walkway and stairs. The problem is salt destroys stonework and black ice can cause falls. One bad fall can result in a broken hip, leg or cause you to throw your back out. Heating a driveway or…
Taking Precautions To Protecting Windows During Remodeling: On a recent project we were hired to remove a second floor balcony. Anytime your removing parts or performing demolition you need to consider what the debris will land on. On this project we tried to remove the balcony components and hand them down to a person. In…
The First Years® Recalls American Red Cross® Cabinet Swing Locks; Latches Can Fail to Prevent Access by Children The First Years is voluntarily recalling approximately 41,300 American Red Cross Cabinet Swing Locks, which are mounted on cabinet doors or drawers to help prevent young children from gaining access to contents, which may pose a potential…
Compost Bins A client recently asked me to build her a couple of compost bins that had lids to keep the critters out. That request led me to do some research on composting and compost bins. Over the next week or two I will be sharing composting facts and the results of my research with you.…
Composting Using compost in your garden or plant beds can improve the soil structure, texture, and aeration. It also increases the soil’s water-holding capacity. Adding compost improves soil nutrients and stimulates healthy root development in plants. What Are The Basics of Composting? Composting is a natural process. Organic materials such as leaves, grass, and vegetable scraps are…
Child Safety Tips for the Holidays Public places can be dangerous with young children. Keeping Kids Safe is a priority for us at concord carpenter. When in a public place consider this: Tips For Keeping Kids Safe 1. Accompany young children to the restroom. 2. Make certain your children know to stay with you at…
Fence post and column level On a recent porch rehab project I had to replace the two bottom newel post. If you ever had to replace a porch newel post or set a new mail box post or column you know that you need three hands and two levels! columns, newels and mailbox posts…
Recently my friend Todd at Home Construction Improvement wrote an article about how to build stairs. He recently put together a sweet Excel spreadsheet that helps you quickly calculate the total number of risers, riser height and tread run for stairs. You can download the FREE Stair Calculator here. All I ask is that you…
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