Tim Carter shows how to use a belt sander to remove the finish on a piece of furniture.
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Grout Floor Tile Video Series This is a four-part series I created showing how I achieve success when grouting ceramic floor tile. Talk to three other tile setters and they may have different suggestions. Read in the January 12, 2020 AsktheBuilder Newsletter about the grout in Tim's church. All I can tell you is I've Read More »
Tim Carter shares an easy way to keep your roof shingles free from moss, algae and mildew. With the natural wonders of copper, you'll never have to clean green scum off your roof.
Avoid Change Orders Tim Carter, founder of AsktheBuilder.com, shares tips about change orders in this last video of a four-part series. Change orders are Death on a Stick. Change orders delay jobs. Change orders mean your plans were HORRIBLE. Change orders lead to big arguments. Tim shares how to AVOID change orders in this Read More »
Paying Contractors Tim Carter, founder of AsktheBuilder.com, discusses MONEY in video number three of a four-part series about finding the best contractor. Money is the only leverage you have in a job. You only want to pay for completed work that's done right. If you pay too much money up front, you can get Read More »
Contract & Specifications This is video number two of a four-part series. CLICK or TAP HERE for the FIRST video. CLICK or TAP HERE for video #3. CLICK or TAP HERE for video #4. In this video Tim discusses the importance of the contract. In a perfect world, and it happened only once during Read More »
Finding the best contractor This is video number one of a four-part series. CLICK or TAP HERE for video #2. CLICK or TAP HERE for video #3. CLICK or TAP HERE for video #4. Tim Carter, founder of AsktheBuilder.com and national award-winning builder, discusses how easy it is to locate the true professionals in your Read More »
Connect Wires to Light Fixtures Tim Carter demonstrates how to connect wires to a simple light fixture. Tim received an email on this video FIVE years after it first was published. Read the latest in the September 2, 2019 AsktheBuilder Newsletter. The first mention of this column was in the September 19, 2014 AsktheBuilder Weekend Read More »
Removing algae stains from roof shingles is easy with the right technique. Tim Carter of AsktheBuilder.com demonstrates the right way to eliminate many roof stains, such as black roof stains and algae roof stains.
Tim Carter demonstrates how to replace a window and frame. A replacement window can be very heavy. These tips help you when doing a window replacement.
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