Installing a Bathroom Faucet :: American Standard Outreach with Speed Connect
Moving forward with their basement remodel, I told them that this particular faucet was what is known as a centerset faucet. That is – the faucet is made for a top that...
Tag Archives: Essential Skills
Top Tips for Decluttering the Home :: Every Inch Strategies + Prevention & Maintenance
Tackling a cluttered home can be quite a stressful and seemingly impossible endeavor for many but with a few simple tips, the job can become much more manageable. The key is to...
Why LED Is Taking Outdoor Lighting By Storm :: Learning about LED Outdoor Lighting
The use of LED battery lights is growing exponentially. LED stands for Light Emitting Diode, and it’s a light source that operates via a small electronic device that lights up when electricity...
Mobilizing for Water Conservation :: Fixing Leaks, Limiting Usage & ReUsing
Water deserves our respect, and our best efforts when it comes to its conservation and efficient use. So, in continuing the spirit of last year's Earth Day article, here are three acts...
Building A Better Closet :: 3 Ways to Mack Out Your Closet
Gargantuan closets would have made more sense in the 1800's when women were actually twirling around in ballgowns. But back to the rest of us here today, our closets have needs that...
Quick Fix For The Tangled Kitchen Faucet Sprayer
The kitchen faucet sprayer is such a useful item, I can't imagine life without one. But have you ever went to pull on the faucet sprayer only to be stopped at few...
The Story with Story Tapes :: An Alternative to Traditional Tape Measures?
The 12ft tape - a fantastic option for shop work or really any repetitive building activity that fits in that scale. But as Jane suggests, story tapes may be as equally valuable...
Wood Fireplaces :: How To Get the Most Out of a Wood Fireplace
The net value of a wood fireplace may however come down to one simple thing. What type and quality of wood you choose to burn in your fireplace. A skill perhaps –...
Energy Audit Cost :: What’s in a Price? :: What to Know about Survey Style vs. Diagnostic Energy Audits
While there are hundreds if not thousands of variations of “audits” performed daily, it essentially boils down to two types; survey style & diagnostic. Learn more about what each entails + common...
Side Venting a Dryer :: Close Connect Revisited + Weatherization Tips
I posted about the dryer’s hook up in our laundry room in a side vented fashion. This is the follow up post to that - finishing the close connect fitting. Includes information...
Understanding How Hardwood Lumber is Graded
For more than a century, the hardwood lumber industry has held to a central grading standard established by the National Hardwood Lumber Association (NHLA) ... Today we take this grading system for...
The Ten Essential Garden Tools :: What Every Gardener Needs in their Tool Shed
One could say when it comes to landscape improvements, a gloved gardener, armed with the right trowels and pruners, feels a surge of energy about their favorite tools. Roll up your sleeves...