The Best Way to Remove Plaster from a Wall or Ceiling
As your pile of crumbled plaster starts to grow to about shin height, you pull out a snow or other shovel. Which you begin transferring to contractor bag. ...We’ve all done it...
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Strong Screws :: The Story with Simpson Strong-Tie Structural Screws
I will set instead to look solely at the Simpson Strong-Tie® fastener options. And I don’t know about you, but it was kinda news to me. I mean - beyond joist hanger...
The Benefits of New Roofing :: GAF Roofing’s Website Makes It Easy Like a Click of the Heels
There are few projects that are more undervalued. When installing a new roof, the benefits in terms of added security, piece of mind, aesthetics and value are almost immediately felt.
The Scoop on Shovels :: A Visual Guide to Shovels
Since the beginning of time man has been working in the dirt. From the earliest cave-types, man has been digging holes. Our structures, houses, too maybe only a manipulation of our landscape...
Installing a Gutter (Half Round) :: Video: Raise the Roof 3
Without this gutter on the low hanging roof and with the water just rolling off of it, I’ll admit that my basement, my cellar would take on water in occasional heavy rains....
Replacing Roof Flashing at a SideWall :: Raise the Roof 2
Ironically, when I cut open my ceiling, again earlier in the process of jacking up the roof, there were definitely signs of a roof leak/water damage on the porch's roof deck. So...
Jacking Up a Porch Roof :: Raise the Roof – Porch Progress
So ... I found myself having to jack up one corner of our front, side porch roof. If you count lifting columns as to replace porch boards (on another set of porches),...
Dig This! AMES Tools Built America. :: The Tool School Media Event
While I would love to tell you that the day consisting of sessions on shoveling or that Building Moxie took home the big prize at the afternoon wheelbarrow races, our day rather...
Rental Refresh: Big Bangs in Small Projects :: New Faucets and Countertop Paint for a Vanity Redo
Our long time tenant, let’s call her Pam, moved (actually buying a home with the help of real estate agent Mrs Moxie). She had been with us for her second stint of...
Mowing in the Know :: 5 Common Lawn Mowing Mistakes
Last Spring I visited with John Deere - Horicon Works - I learned that Deere, in part, had perfected the art of grass cutting. Here, Deere offers tips for avoiding mistakes that...
News from Design & Construction Week :: The Final Take OR The Bottom of the Briefcase Edition
Okay, I was able to squeeze out a few free hours on not only the KBIS, but also on the IBS floor. And I do have a little love for the final...
Baltimore’s Wild & Wonderful Hand Painted House Screens || Book: The Painted Screens of Baltimore
In her book, The Painted Screens of Baltimore, Eff traces this art to London and two centuries earlier where landscapes were painted on mesh screens. While it spread and in a trickle...