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Aging In Place Let’s face it. We’re all going to get old. Our pets, cars, gadgets, and houses are going to become old and outdated. That’s just how life works, and there’s no point in fighting it. Your Home isn’t Getting Any Younger Luckily, like fine wine, some things improve with age; take your house…
Get Rid of Termites Once and For All Termite Problem ? Termites are one of the homeowner’s worst enemies. These voracious, tenacious insects will eat away at your home in secret–or brazenly out in the open. They have no shame, just a single-minded need to eat you out of house and home…okay, that’s not entirely…
Building A Barrel Vault Ceiling A barrel vault is an architectural element that is known as far back as ancient Egypt, and was also used in Roman architecture. A barrel vault ceiling is a curved ceiling formed by the extrusion of a single curve. It is basically a series of curved rafters. The barrel vault pictured is…
CST/berger Self-Leveling Rotary Laser Offers Precision and Durability on the Jobsite CST / Berger has introduced the new CST Berger RL25 Self-leveling Rotary Laser that has been engineered to improve the quality of exterior construction projects like; grading, structure leveling, drainage and excavating job site applications. A few new features like single axis slope control and glass-enclosed top…
New Milwaukee Tools Sneak Peek At My Favorites If you follow AConcordCarpenter on Facebook you most likely saw a ton of coverage from the Milwaukee 2012 Media Event. I spend a few days in Milwaukee looking and and playing with their most recent tool releases. Many of these products that will be launching in the…
Window Flashing Tape 8067: For a long time now I have been using a self-adhesive rubber brand called Vycor on windows as flashing tape. The product works amazingly well but did have some limitations, such as it did not adhere well to cold, damp surfaces. Recently when buying supplies for a window installation I was…
Kobalt 27-Piece Standard 1/4-in and 3/8-in Drive Xtreme Access Socket Set I consider carpenters mechanics – we fix things and work with carpentry tools but don’t often get a chance to use mechanic tools like socket sets too often. Most times we get to use a socket set when building structural frames like headers, beams…
Energy Saving Storm Panel At a recent trade show I stumbled upon a really cool Mylar Interior Storm Panel product made by a company ScreenItAgain.com. ScreenItAgain.com makes custom window and door replacement screens and grilles of all shapes, sizes and colors. They sell directly to end consumers, as well as to contractors. What impressed me was that ScreenItAgain uses high…
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