Tim Carter, of AsktheBuilder.com, gives some helpful tips on installing batt insulation in your home. Wear protective clothing when handling fiberglass insulation. Installing home insulation properly will help you save energy.
Tim Carter, of AsktheBuilder.com, gives some helpful tips on installing batt insulation in your home. Wear protective clothing when handling fiberglass insulation. Installing home insulation properly will help you save energy.
Tim Carter, of AsktheBuilder.com, demonstrates two ways to prevent wood from splitting went nailing it down. A nail that is too sharp can be a cause of splitting wood. Drilling a pilot hole can prevent wood from splitting.
Tim Carter, of AsktheBuilder.com, demonstrates how easy it can be to make a level line across an entire room. It is difficult to do with a standard bubble level. Consider renting a builder's level or transit.
Tim Carter, of AsktheBuilder.com, demonstrates how to easily erect scaffolding at your own home. A scaffold makes reaching those high jobs easier and safer.
Tim Carter, of AsktheBuilder.com, demonstrates some sweet tips to make straight cuts when cutting wood.
Tim Carter, of AsktheBuilder.com, demonstrates a cordless drill that features forward and reverse and an adjust chuck clutch. With more powerful cordless drill batteries, a cordless drill can handle all your drilling on the next project.
Tim Carter of AsktheBuilder.com demonstrates how to wire a 3 way switch. A 3-way switch is different from a standard light switch. Wiring a three way switch is different because of an extra screw terminal.
Brick wall leakage happens frequently. Often it is invisible, but in certain situations the water makes it inside the home. Water from brick wall leaks enters through the tiny contact zone where the mortar touches each brick.
Have you ever thought about how a builder develops a price for a new home? If they are a tract builder that constructs 100 or more homes per year, they have very accurate cost per square foot numbers for many things. Their sub-contractors are basically employees and often guarantee the cost of goods and services for a certain time period.
Tim Carter, of AsktheBuilder.com, demonstrates some cool features on a cordless jigsaw. Jigsaws today have a very simple way to change blades and some have small fan to blow dust out of the way.
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