Deck Maintenance

By Robert Robillard

  Deck Inspection and Maintenance Homeowners across the country have slowly migrated from the comfort of their couches to the splendor of the sunshine. What better place to enjoy the outdoors than your deck. But is your deck prepared for the summer season? Deck Maintenance is a huge concern in my world. With more than…

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Setting Posts In Concrete

By Robert Robillard

Setting Fence and Deck Posts While the outdoor living trend continues to grow, many homeowners are electing to do projects themselves — and opting for simple and cost effective outdoor improvements. According to a 2010 American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) survey of residential landscape architects, larger scale projects such as outdoor kitchens remain popular,…

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Broan EVOLUTION™ Range Hoods

By Robert Robillard

The NEW Broan EVOLUTION™ Range Hoods are Affordable, Easy to Install With the new Broan® EVOLUTION™ Series, one can get a whole lot for a small investment. With three options to choose from, the QP1, QP2 and Consumers Digest “Best Buy Award” winning QP3, Broan has introduced a range hood that includes what today’s cost-conscious…

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Using Hydraulic Cement to Fix Basement Leaks

By Robert Robillard

Using Hydraulic Cement Many times people will ask me what to do about puddles or small leaks in their basement foundation wall. Often times the leak is outside rain water that seeps of “flows” through holes drilled in the foundation wall for electrical conduit, water lines or a sewer pipe.  The simplest solution is to…

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Tresa® Bath Collection features traditional classic design

By Robert Robillard

THE TRADITIONAL TRESA® FROM BRIZO® OFFERS “GREEN” OPTIONS Bath Collection Combines Best of Both Worlds Brizo®, the fashion faucet brand, recently unveiled a classic from the past featuring up-to-date “green” technology.  The Tresa® Bath Collection features traditional classic design inspired by the earliest of European fountains with water conservation benefits that meet today’s consumers’ needs.…

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Landolt SurfaceLiner Floor Protector

By Robert Robillard

Protect Your Floors With Landolt SurfaceLiner The folks at Landolt Surface Liner recently sent out a roll of their SurfaceLiner floor protector to evaluate.  The Landlolt SurfaceLiner is a protective non-woven with adhesion coating – light and multifunctional clings to the floor without permanently sticking Landolt SurfaceLiner™ is a re-usable, multi-surface protective non-woven that offers safe and…

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FastenMaster Fastening System

By Robert Robillard

FastenMaster® ThruLok® Screw Bolt FastenMaster®, a Massachusetts company, known for making contractor quality fasteners that are engineered to enable a professional or serious do-it-yourselfer to complete a project faster, easier and stronger has a super tough way to fasten framing material. ThruLok Screw Bolt It’s called the FastenMaster®  ThruLok Screw Bolt Fastening System and is a code compliant…

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Frozen Shower Pipe Problem

By Robert Robillard

Solution To Frozen Pipe Correcting an Insulation And Air Leak Problem Solves Frozen Pipe Issue: I’ve worked for a client for the past six or eight years and for as long as I can remember they have had a problem with their master bathroom shower pipes freezing. One issue with this shower is its location. …

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