Specialized tile pattern and designs can create an eye-catching addition to your floors. Here are some tips on how to lay out your tile design, including doing a dry run. Make sure your pattern fits together properly before you begin grouting your tiles.
Kathy and I heard you and are taking your advice. We are leaving early to try and beat Hurricane Sandy.
A special newsletter alert to those who might be hit by Hurricane Sandy. Here are some tips on preparing if you are in the land fall area of Sandy.
In this issue, an update on the DIY Shed Project videos, new video classes, using the right saw tip, got a cluttered workbench - Bosch might help with the clutter, a Stain Solver Oxygen Bleach Flash Sale, video review of the Makita Job Site Radio and a special deal on my 15-minute consulting phone calls.
Building a ramp into your garden shed can be done in a weekend. Just following these helpful tips to make your ramp safe and sturdy. Make sure you get the proper slope on your shed ramp so that you can get your lawn mower in and out without bottoming out.
Tim Carter describes some of the structural components of a simple ramp. But he gets confused at times calling the ramp a shed!
Tim Carter demonstrates the rocking Makita jobsite radio.
In this issue, my trip to Mike Wilson's memorial service, tips for controlling mildew down in the bathroom, saving money on your mortgage, back up your computer data, a new contest coming for those messy garages, a review of an electronic deadbolt and kids with Stain Solver.
It's possible to repair your asphalt driveway yourself and get long-lasting results. Some extra effort and hole preparation is required to get the hole ready so that the patching material lasts.
This is going to be a fairly short newsletter because I got some expected, but bad news yesterday. A very close childhood friend of mine, Mike Wilson, had to be sent back to Heaven early yesterday morning. I've spent the last 24 hours in a semi-fog flooded with a mixture of great sadness, fond memories Read More »
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