A few days ago, I was blessed to receive a simple one-line email reply to one of my newsletter blasts. I get great emails all the time and you may be one who invests the time to send me some jewel from your fingertips or voice-recognition software. It came from Art Ralston. Here's what he Read More »
Kathy Burke now lives in a noisy house in Chatham, Ontario, Canada. She caused the problem, but didn't mean to. A cold-air return vent makes noise. Here's her full report: "We have a small 950 sq. ft home with two return vents. We have never covered this one vent since living here as it was behind Read More »
Dion Kennard lives in the Bahamas. The land of milk and honey sea and surf and humidity. Here's his story: "When we built our house we had a local contractor build our kitchen cabinets and prepare and install our counter tops. They are 1/2" thick Formica sheets in a dark stone color. Unfortunately he polished them Read More »
Mario Gonzalez is suffering from a hot mobile home in San Diego, CA. He's probably so hot he can't make the connection between his hot home and his car. Here's what he sent: "I've noticed that my mobile home gets hotter during summer than the outside temperature. I feel the hot air that builds up Read More »
Today is the grim 14th anniversary of the day radical Islamic terrorists attacked us here on our homeland. This war with the radical religious fanatics and the USA goes back over 210 years ago in case you wondered. It's nothing new. Just listen to the first sentence in the US Marines Hymn: "From the Halls Read More »
Gordon Doughman is a subscriber to my FREE newsletter. He was kind enough to share a fascinating discovery he made. Allow him to share the story: "Tim, I know in several of your recent newsletters you discussed galvanized nails and the performance difference between hot dipped versus electroplated nails. I recently rebuilt my deck (capped Read More »
I've decided to change how I do the Secret Link each week. Rather than have the repetitive "Welcome if you're a new subscriber...." open, I'm just going to make the link the first button in the newsletter. You'll see it below. Well, the USA holiday Labor Day was two days ago. That's the traditional holiday Read More »
Tim Carter discusses the spate of issues surrounding his failing asphalt shingle roof. DaVinci Roofscapes synthetic slate proves to be a wise choice to avoid future problems.
DEAR TIM: I would like to remove the two corner walls in my kitchen that are common with my living and dining room. This will allow me to install more cabinets and a countertop with a bar to eat at. The entire house will seem more open. Can the walls be removed? What's involved? Who Read More »
Tim Carter demonstrates how to create and install a complex roof fascia flashing. This flashing incorporates a time-tested hemmed edge - a flashing feature that's fast becoming legendary. CLICK HERE to see Tim's sketch on the hemmed edge. Tim introduced this Roof Flashing Video in his September 9, 2015 AsktheBuilder Newsletter.
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