Gutter Guard Scam Glenview, IL - Beware High-Pressure Sales One of my newsletter subscribers responded to a call I put out about gutter guard sales presentation and installation horror stories. I asked them to share any tales about high-pressure sales tactics and the use of undisclosed subcontractors. That input of information helped create my Gutter Read More »
Gutter Guard Scam Riverdale NJ - Beware High-Pressure Sales One of my newsletter subscribers responded to a call I put out about gutter guard sales presentation and installation horror stories. I asked them to share any tales about high-pressure sales tactics and the use of undisclosed subcontractors. That input of information helped create my Gutter Read More »
Gutter Guard Scam Neenah WI - Beware High-Pressure Sales Dan reached out to me a day after I asked my AsktheBuilder newsletter subscribers to share what their gutter guards cost to install. His email helped create my Gutter Guard Cost page. You should look at it. It contains OTHER gutter guard scam links. BEWARE Powerful Read More »
Gutter Guard Scam Pevely, MO - Beware High-Pressure Sales Rick reached out to me a day after I asked my AsktheBuilder newsletter subscribers to share what their gutter guards cost to install. That input of information helped create my Gutter Guard Cost page. You should look at it. It contains OTHER gutter guard scam links. Read More »
Install Tile Over Cracked Concrete Floor - Use a Membrane QUESTION: I’m about to install ceramic tile on a concrete floor of a 40-year-old house. The concrete floor has cracks in it. This is a DIY endeavor and I don’t have the extra money to install the expensive membrane that I should use. Are my Read More »
Blacktop Epoxy Repair - Use Epoxy, Stones & Black Sand Links to Epoxy and Sand: CLICK or TAP HERE for the PC Products Masonry Epoxy I used. CLICK or TAP HERE for the Black Sand I should have used!
Fill Driveway Holes - Use Exterior Epoxy, Stones & Sand QUESTION: Tim, I read a previous column of yours where you talked about how to fill driveway holes in a concrete surface using sand and Portland cement. You talked about installing concrete overlay. My issue is I have a few shallow puddles in my blacktop Read More »
Deck Sealers That Peel & Flake DEAR TIM: I’m so frustrated and at my wits end. Before I clean and seal my outdoor deck, I need your advice. It’s a tremendous amount of work and I’m discovering I need to do it every three years. I scream each spring when I see the expensive sealer Read More »
Column Summary: Twelve different treated lumber ratings Identifying the rating Treated lumber corrodes fasteners Why decks collapse CLICK or TAP HERE to subscribe to my FREE newsletter Treated Lumber Ratings - Twelve at Last Count DEAR TIM: I’m a remodeling contractor and have started to see a disturbing trend in the failure of treated lumber. Read More »
Treated Lumber Cracking - STOP Cracks By Using Great Sealer Below Treated lumber cracking happens because water soaks into the wood. The wood swells creating stress within the wood's cellular structure. When the water evaporates, the wood shrinks. This movement causes tension forces that start to tear the lumber apart. The cracks you see Read More »
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