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Image: rd.com Controlling Remodeling and Sanding Dust How to control dust during a renovation can be approached a number of ways. Simple and effective way to remove fumes, dust and odors from a confined area is to create negative pressure in a room and draw the contaminants out of the room. Any environment can be…
Stanley Anti-Fatigue Floor Mats I have a love hate relationship with my workshop. While I love using my hands to make bookcases, mantles and other built-ins I had what the long hours of standing do to my legs, joints and lower back. My shop floor is concrete and when standing in the shop working for…
How To Cut Crown Molding Recently I was installing crown molding and was having trouble holding the crown molding which was affecting the accuracy of my cuts.To make this job easier I constructed a crown molding jig for my miter saw. This allowed me to place the crown molding in the jig snug, which allowed…
How to secure extension ladders When I hear the term securing a ladder I immediately thinks about either one of two things, or both: 1. Preventing the bottom feet of the ladder from kicking out. Take the time to always use a ladder with non-slip feet. additionally nail a cleat to the floor or anchor…
Remodeling Tip: By Ethan Bickford During demolition you’ll often run into this problem. A wire through a hole in the middle of a stud that’s being removed. Now you could try to carefully cut the stud at the point where the hole for the wire is but then you run the risk of damaging the…
Technique for keeping seams flush: By Ethan Bickford A few years ago fastener manufacturers started making screws with reverse threads near the head of the screw to prevent “mushrooming” in composite and plastic building materials like decking and PVC trim. I’ve used the The Cortex Concealed Fastening System many times before and have found that…
Keeping Things Safe On the Ladder Spring means many homeowners will be outside working in the yard, pruning trees and cleaning gutters. This article covers how to improve ladder safety. Each year in the U.S., accidents involving ladders cause more than 300 deaths and 160,000 injuries requiring emergency medical attention. Ladder accidents usually are caused…
How to Make A Box Joint Jig A box joint’s exposed end grain can be an attractive detail. Box joints are a simple, economic way to produce a strong joint. They can be built on the table saw with a simple jig made from remnants from your scrap pile. A box joint jig is not…
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