Are you new here? Welcome! Because of the COVID-19 emergency, my newsletters will be more frequent and shorter to HELP save you time and money while you may be housebound. BTW, How can I help you? WHAT questions do you have? CLICK or TAP HERE and ASK ME. You may have been here for as Read More »
Paint Beadboard Ceiling The recessed grooves in beadboard make painting it a not-so-fun project. Painting overhead is also problematic because the paint wants to fall in your face and on your arms. Bill, who lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, asked me to create this column. What are the First Steps to Paint Beadboard Ceiling? The first Read More »
Your life may be turned upside down right now because of the COVID-19 Pandemic. I've got several things for you. ALL are important. 1. I'm going to INCREASE the frequency of these newsletters to help you with your home as we navigate this crisis. The blasts will be SHORTER and easier to consume. How can Read More »
Deck-Building No-No QUESTION #1: Tim, I need your help. I contracted with a large home center to have a deck built. I came home from work and saw that the carpenters had toenailed an outer joist to the side of my home. Many of the nails are close to the edge and I can already Read More »
Are you a new subscriber? Welcome and FAIR WARNING: A tsunami of home improvement tips is about to wash over you. You may have already been on the beach here with me, lying on the warm sand and hydrating with your liquid of choice, when small waves become big waves. You’ve got enough sense to Read More »
Roof Maxx Review and COV-19 Urgent News Are you a new subscriber? This is a very brief newsletter. I do this with breaking important announcements. You may have seen one of these special newsletters before if you're one of my seasoned subscribers. You know how IMPORTANT it is to read the following. Roof Maxx Review Read More »
Roof Maxx® Review This column was inspired by emails and inquires from some of my 31,000 subscribers who read my March 11, 2020 AsktheBuilder Newsletter. This is a virtual review about a product and service sold by a USA company called Roof Maxx®. I say virtual because I’ve not used the product on my roof Read More »
DEAR TIM: This summer I need to paint my house. I need your sage advice about a number of things. First and foremost is the color choice. My husband and I are involved in a daily cage fight about the color. I want to go bold. He wants a plain-vanilla color. We have no intentions Read More »
Is this your first newsletter from me? What you're about to see is as rare as rain in the Atacama Desert. Don't unsubscribe until next Sunday. Give me another chance to scratch your home-improvement itch. You may remember an issue like this if you've received scads of my newsletters. Yes, it's time to grab a Read More »
Richard P. Christopher N1LT Dick Christopher was a good friend of mine. He was sent back to Heaven on February 23, 2020. I met Dick in the late summer of 2011 when I re-immersed myself into the world of amateur radio. It turns out Dick was the founder of the Central New Hampshire Amateur Radio Read More »
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