It's coming - perhaps the biggest storm of the season. Twelve hours from now, the maw of the Nor'easter could be directly overhead. If you're a new subscriber, I live in central New Hampshire. January was a fairly dry month with little snow, but February is making up for lost time. Today may be the Read More »
This is going to be VERY FAST since I reached out yesterday. You may have missed the exciting news about True Value Hardware. CLICK HERE to see what I had to share. Look over what I sent yesterday and consider doing both of us a huge favor. Would you consider forwarding / sharing my email Read More »
I've been doing this newsletter since 1997 is my best guess. I can't tell you when I sent out my first newsletter. One of the biggest mistakes I've made in the Ask the Builder journey is not keeping a journal or diary. That one line from the movie Field of Dreams that old Doc Graham Read More »
If you're a new, or newer, subscriber, then you've got no idea about what's going to happen this issue. Every now and then I share an amazing new product with you in a fun and challenging way. Today's one of those days. I'm VERY EXCITED about this new product because it's a game changer. It's Read More »
I don't have much time. I need to scoot out the door in about 35 minutes. This is FAST. I've been CRAZY BUSY with some amazing new revised columns for you. The tips in these are astonishing. I'm just going to give you links below and no descriptions. I don't have time for that. The Read More »
Long lasting concrete repairs depend on bonding the new patch to the old concrete. Concrete crack repairs depends on the weather. If you have a large concrete driveway repair, you should pin the patch.
This afternoon I'm going on a hike with my youngest daughter Kelly. We're doing a fairly easy hike up to the top of Rattlesnake Mountain just north of Squam Lake. It's really more like a big hill. It should be a good time and my guess is it will be crowded as it's a fairly Read More »
Can you believe we're almost finished with January 2017? Holy potato! Small Engine Reminder!! Just after sending this to you, I'm going to go up to my shed and start my lawn mower and my walk-behind string trimmer. I'll also briefly start my gas-powered pressure washer. You need water passing through it to cool it Read More »
My website revision project is moving along quite well. Yesterday, I spent the entire day going back through all of the columns I've revised in the past two weeks and made some subtle formatting changes. The changes were for the better! It'll be interesting to see if you can tell what I did. I was Read More »
I've got lots of revised columns for you below. I'm having a good time doing this project. Why, you might ask? For years, I've known that lots of the information I've discovered the hard way working on countless jobs is still trapped up in my gray matter. This project is giving me a chance to Read More »
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