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Will It Flush? Check Your Toilet Performance Before You Buy With New Web App from American Standard Interactive Smartphone App Lets Users Choose Golf Balls, Kid’s Clay, Cat Litter, Chicken Nuggets, Hotdogs or Bananas to See: “Will it Flush?” PISCATAWAY, NJ (January 18, 2011) –Testing a toilet’s flushing power has never been easier – or…
Paslode® TetraGrip™ Sub-Floor Fastening System I’m sitting in my hotel room in Orlando and chomping at the bit to tell you what Paslode has done. As many of you already know I’m a huge fan of paslode’s forward thinking and innovation with cordless and pneumatic nailers. This year they are celebrating twenty-five years of nailer…
Bondera Pressure Sensitive Adhesive It’s no secret that adding custom tile to a home can increase its value and style, but for many homeowners tiling is not a DIY project. Tiling Made Easy Working with traditional adhesives such as mortar and mastic can be cumbersome and time consuming for even the most seasoned do-it-yourselfers and…
Replacing a rotted stair or newel post Replacing a rotted stair or newel post means temporarily removing the railing as well as of the decking on the bottom step. On this particular project the newel posts rotted and were no longer strong enough to support peoples weight. [e.g. 200 lbs of force] Replacing An Exterior…
Handsome wood post caps capture the design sophistication and attention to detail that exemplifies classic American architecture. A simple search on local and Internet wood deck suppliers easily come up with over 100 different styles of decorative post caps for wooden posts. Most post caps are available in several of types of wood including…
Replacing Wood Columns With Fiberglass Columns Replacing wood columns with fiberglass columns is usually a straight forward and easy project. On a recent project we were asked to replace three wood columns, one of which was severely rotted and caused the porch to settle 1 inch. A project like this requires a building permit and experience understanding and building…
Decking and Trim Fastening When nailing trim and decking, siding, or fencing precision in the fastening is best achieved thru hand nailing or screwing. Production Fastening with a Coil Nailer When doing production work, nothing is faster than using a pneumatic nailer with a depth of drive setting. I’ve said this before that time saved is money…
Mahogany Porch Railing and Balusters This method is useful for making porch and deck railings. For this project I prefer using the pre-molded mahogany railing and often use it for both the top and bottom horizontal railing. I use this method to cut my mahogany balusters. This allows me to make multiple and consistently sized…
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