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Proper Techniques to Insulate your Basement Many homeowners look to their basements when they want to efficiently increase the living area of their homes. Compared to the cost of a home addition and the significant difference in the amount of building material, expanding a home through a basement renovation is cost-effective and easier on the…
How To Choose A Kitchen Countertop Should I update my Kitchen Countertops? I get that question a lot. Counter tops are the focal point of any kitchen and they play a large role in the aesthetics and design. In addition to being stylish and attractive, countertops need to be functional and practical. Whether you are…
How To Replace A Deck Footing Threaded Bolts Even the best carpenters I know sometimes pour a footing that is off or place the threaded J-bolt [anchor bolt] in the wrong location. This article will show you how to repair concrete deck anchor bolt when placed in the wrong location. Concrete Footings and J-Bolts Concrete…
What’s Important when Installing Deck Footings If you want your wooden deck posts to be dead center in the middle of the concrete footing, then you need to have the outline of the deck built and suspended in the air. Installing deck footings is very simple to do. Trick for Lining Up the Footings My…
Using Large Diameter Tapcons To Secure Stairs To A Concrete Footing Tapcon is a brand well known for it’s blue concrete or masonry screws that tap threads into concrete. As a residential contractor I have always found Tapcons simple to use and a go to masonry fastener with excellent holding values. If used properly, Tapcon…
Large Diameter Tapcon Concrete Anchors ITW is releasing new large diameter Tapcon anchors. I don’t know about you but I’ve used Tapcon anchors for many concrete fastening tasks over the years and they are my go to when I need some serious holding power in concrete. These new large diameter Tapcon Concrete Screw Anchors are…
Controlling Dust At The Job Site A good dust control strategy is essential to being a professional contractor and keeping your customer happy throughout a construction project. I’ve learned early on that learning how to control remodeling dust by keeping it out of the air and non-remodeled portion of your clients home is often more…
A good jobsite dust control strategy is essential to keeping your customer or significant other happy throughout a DIY or remodeling project. Here’s a few tips to get you started: 1. In the work area, look for ways air to enters and leaves the room. This would include sealing off doors, windows, air vents…
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