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Name of Product: Sterno Portable Butane Stoves Units: About 37,500 Importer: The Sterno Group LLC, of Des Plaines, Ill. Hazard: The stove’s “on-off” valve can fail to close completely when turned to the “off” position, causing butane to leak from the stove. This poses a fire and burn hazard to consumers. Incidents/Injuries: Sterno has received…
Rain Collection Barrels Rain Barrels are not new but there a great idea to harvest rain water and reduce using tap or well water and save you money as well. Collection of non chlorinated, rain water is better for plants, after all that’s what naturally sustains plants. Rain barrels are also a good back up plan in the…
Ryobi Table Saw Recalled Due to Laceration Hazard Name of Product: Ryobi RTS20 portable table-saws Units: About 21,500 Distributor: One World Technologies, of Anderson, S.C. Hazard: The saw blade on the motor carriage could be misaligned, posing a laceration hazard. Incidents/Injuries: The company received one report of a consumer being hit by a piece of…
Composting Made Easy: If you have potted plants, trees, shrubs, or any sort of flower or vegetable garden, adding compost can add natural organic nutrients to the soil without having to pay for expensive chemical fertilizers. It’s a must if your growing an organic garden. Composting also reduces your carbon footprint by reducing the amount of garbage…
2010-11 Remodeling Cost Vs. Value Report The 2010-2011 Remodeling Cost Vs Value Report is out. Below is a summary of the most important information. Basically I was interested in seeing what gives my clients the best return on investment [ROI]. You can read the entire report here. Replacement projects have been king these past…
Looking for an awesome Holiday Gift? My friend Todd at Home Construction Improvement is hosting a very cool giveaway.` He is giving away a Paslode CF-325 cordless framing nailer. The CF-325 is a fully portable/cordless framing nailer that does not require a compressor, hoses or power. The nailer works with a rechargeable battery pack and…
Duo-Fast Framing Nailer Giveaway [Ends 11/27/2010 at midnight] It’s easy to enter, here’s all you have to do: 1. Follow Duo-Fast Construction of Facebook [Don’t have facebook? Enter anyway and maybe we’ll consider allowing your entry] 2. Fill out my entry form. For complete information see my earlier post Win A Duo-Fast Nailer
What is Bullying? Bullying can be many things; calling names, saying or writing nasty things about someone, leaving someone out of activities, not talking to them, threatening them, making the person feel uncomfortable or scared, taking or damaging their property, hitting or kicking them, or making them do things they don’t want to do. Bascially…
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