You may be perplexed as to how in the world a puff of wind might open a home improvement expert's front door. Allow me to shed more light on my true story from yesterday. 1. The front door has a deadbolt. It was not engaged. 2. The door's primary latch operated by the lever handle, Read More »
Did you just subscribe? Welcome and let me tell you now this is a pretty strange issue of my newsletter. Hang in there. Old friend or newer subscriber? You're going to LOVE this issue. If not, reply and tell me why. March through the entire thing as there's great stuff here the day after Thanksgiving. Read More »
True Cash Capsule - Save Your You-Know-What I was given the True Cash Capsule as a gift from my daughter a few years ago. It's very clever and it can save you believe me! Read my story just below. CLICK HERE now to order it thus avoiding my powerful Jedi mind trick in the story Read More »
"... you may be a homeowner that’s been violated by a bad builder and your first instinct is to extract justice using the legal system." Sue My Builder Checklist Ask your attorney the right questions in one hour or less Most builders have no money to get Determine what it costs to prosecute a lawsuit Read More »
Is this your first newsletter? Cool beans. Thanks for subscribing. Have I been landing in your Inbox for months or years? Thanks for sticking around! I've got some great stuff in this issue. Holy tomato! Super-short recordings about each step of Meghan and Brent's new home! See below. Problems in Philly My good friend John Read More »
Tim Carter's Favorite Books - Some Great Ones Here This is a partial list of my favorite books. It's not in any order at all. CLICK or TAP each book cover to discover more. I'd scroll through them to see what you might like. I do have a penchant for history books. Here's my favorite Read More »
Foundation Height Above Grade - Shoot for 18 Inches This is the 4th podcast in a large series that follows the construction of Tim Carter’s daughter’s new home in Downeast Maine. In this podcast, Tim talks about how important it is to make sure the top of the foundation is above the surrounding soil. There are Read More »
Frost Line - Be Sure Foundation is Lower! This is the 3rd podcast in a large series that follows the construction of Tim Carter’s daughter’s new home in Downeast Maine. In this podcast, Tim talks about how you need to know the depth to which frost penetrates the soil where you build. CLICK HERE to view Read More »
Stake Out House Foundation - It's Easy to Do This is the second podcast in a large series that follows the construction of Tim Carter’s daughter’s new home in Downeast Maine. In this podcast, Tim talks about what is involved when you stake out a house foundation and what the benefits are. CLICK HERE to view Read More »
House Plans Podcast - Great Plans Save Money This is the first podcast in new house podcast series that's following the construction of Tim Carter's daughter's home in Downeast Maine. Great house plans and specifications will save you lots of money. Tim explains why in the short 5-minute podcast. Related Links Small House Plans - Read More »
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