Buying Paint: Color Is The Least Of Your Worries
Most people when they are looking at a can of say, off-white interior latex paint, would rather pay $10.99 than $34.99. Chances are that the more expensive paint is a better product, but how can you tell?
A better quality paint will have a higher percentage of volume solids. Volume solids are the pigment and the [...]
DIY Fixes : Repairing Wood Rot
Wood decays, that’s a fact. And to repair it, you’ve got to think like a dentist. First, you’ve got to remove the rot until you get to some reasonably solid wood. Depending on the location of the damage a scraper works great, but there comes a time when you’ve got to do some drilling or [...]
Heat Loss And Your Recessed Lights
Recessed lighting has become the standard in most American homes and are frequently used in bathroom and kitchen remodels (and hopefully they’re UL/CUL listed for damp locations). They offer an out of the way light source that is hard to beat. But, are these same lights costing you a small fortune every year from heat [...]
Insulating Strategies For A Warmer Home
I probably should have titled this post like a diet ad: How to save a bundle on home heating without having to bundle up. But, I hate over blown promises like that. In my last post I wrote about how heat can leave your house, and in this article I want to show you how [...]
How Your House Loses Heat
I know a lot of you are worried about heating your homes this winter. So, before you start blindly insulating, you should know how heat is transferred and then plan your attack. The three ways heat is transferred are conduction, convection, and radiation.
Conduction is how heat moves through solid objects. Heat is attracted to cold. [...]
How To Hire A Damn Good General Contractor
The right addition or remodeling project should seamlessly blend in with the rest of the existing house adding functional, yet comfortable living space. It shouldn’t look like your house is wearing a funny nose and glasses. A great finished project isn’t something that just happens, it’s a well-planned and executed series of events. Having work [...]
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I’m a sawdust making, tool buying, work boot wearing kind of guy. When I’m not building something useful, usually for someone else, I’m writing about it for Fine Homebuilding or This Old House. I’ve spent most of my adult life honing my craft and now I want to share what I’ve learned. From tool reviews to how-to this blog will explore a bunch of interesting stuff. So strap on a tool belt or crack a cold one and let’s have some fun.
