How to Drill Into Steel TIPS Drill slow with moderate pressure WATCH my Video Below! Use a proper COBALT metal bit CLICK HERE to BUY NOW Apply clean motor oil to steel to keep bit cool CLICK HERE to get Tim's FREE & FUNNY newsletter! My guess is this summer you’ll be faced with some DIY Read More »
Dresser Falls on Twins - Bolt Your Dresser to the Wall You can see in the above video how the twins decided to climb up on the dresser to have some fun. The issue is that it could have ended badly with the one twin being suffocated or dying from a crushed skull. Children do Read More »
Built-In Bookcase Design TIPS Stop and draw a scale plan 1/2-inch-per-foot scale Consider different wood species for eye-popping results Build a small prototype - make cases modular Incorporate indirect lighting CLICK HERE to Get Tim's FREE& FUNNY Newsletter! DEAR TIM: I live in a 100-year-old wooden house and am doing all the refurbishing and maintenance Read More »
If you could look over my shoulder as I read my incoming email from homeowners, you’d probably shake your head as I do sometimes. Not a week goes by that I don’t have to offer up a grim autopsy report to a hurting homeowner. All too often the problem can be traced to poor planning Read More »
Mother Nature and her friend El Nino treated you to a warm November and December in 2015. But welcome to January 2016 and the Polar Express! This recent blast of Arctic air is enough to bring you back to reality with what winter can be all about. You need to protect your home and your Read More »
My guess is it's in your home. Not one place, but several. The first place I'd look if I was a guest is behind your shower curtain. Then maybe I'd look over your shoulder as you open your refrigerator. If I was an appliance repairman, I'll bet you've got it in your washing machine too. Read More »
Each year, it's my guess you have a major or minor crisis at your home because you failed to take the time before it got really cold to prepare for Old Man Winter. Technology in the form of your smart phone, tablet or laptop computer seems to amplify the stress of everyday living sucking away Read More »
I'm willing to bet at one point in your life you've cursed like a sailor when trying to start your gasoline-powered lawn mower, weed trimmer, snow blower or any other machine that's powered by a small engine. Not only have I said nasty things, but I've also nearly worn out my shoulder rotator cuff pulling Read More »
My friend Jim, who lives in Cleveland, OH, contacted me six months ago. He and his wife were about to sign a contract with a remodeler to do a major kitchen remodel job. He signed the contract within 36 hours of emailing me and the contractor started the job two weeks later. Jim and his Read More »
You've probably needed to glue two pieces of wood together or repair a stripped screw hole in a door jamb using glue and wood match sticks. If you reached for a bottle of yellow glue, you did the right thing. Carpenter's glue is far more robust than the white glue you see small children use Read More »
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