Mixing Concrete It was on a very hot summer day, I was pouring a concrete floor. When pouring a big floor, you have to really get into your ...
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what is Concrete The first thing to know is, what is concrete? Here's the difference. Concrete has stones in it and is used for thick jobs like sidewalks ...
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Just go slow. Make all your cuts nice a straight. Before you even begin with this project you should ask yourself. Do you have little kids running around wearing just socks? If so, you may not want to ...
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Replace A Circuit Breaker Video Circuit Breaker OK, one big thing I left out of ...
Continue readingAre You Ready For Winter?
Here is a list of items that you should check.. Cold House If you have a boiler heater (hot ...
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Way important. Do it right the first time and you save some big bucks in only a few years or less. In the picture, you see here is just a tin flashing. With the new codes, we have ...
Continue readingHow to change the oil filter on your boiler or furnace
OK, I understand that this seems like a very intimidating process to most but it's actually very easy. The first thing you need to do is find that switch, the one with the red switch plate. Yup, you ...
Continue readingCleaning The Inside Of Your Boiler
The very first thing you need to do is shut off the boiler and let it cool down. Oh yeah, it's about 190 degrees on the inside!
Continue readingHow To Keep The Algae And Moss Off Your Roof
Roof moss When the rain water passes over the copper flashing, a little copper gets mixed into the rain.
Continue readingBlack and Deckers TLD100 Thermal Leak Detector
What I find so neat about this tool is that it tells you the starting temperature initially. Begin by scanning your area ...
Continue readingHow To Build A Free Standing Pergola
OK, the biggest question I'm asked is "How the heck do you make the scroll on the ends?". This design feature can really make or break the pergola appearance. In this video, I had a mental picture of ...
Continue readingKitchen Faucet Aerator
Faucet aerator In this video, I'll show you how to fix it. Chances are, that the faucet aerator is plugged up with something. ...
Continue readingHow To Frame A Set Of Stairs
How to fame stair OK, it looks way more involved than it really is. Let's say you're building a set of ...
Continue readingHow To Tape Sheetrock
I see way too many homeowners just screwing this one up because they are trying too hard. Let's just talk about mending a simple hole in the wall. I recommend never using that self-stick tape or the mesh-looking ...
Continue readingHow to Waterproof Your Basement with a Sump Pump
Evaluate the perimeter of your house As we all know, water runs downhill. Or better yet, that's what you want it to do. If the ground around your house is flat or worse ...
Continue readingEstimate How Much Paint Is Needed
The best thing when buying mixed paint is to buy it all in one shot and have it mixed by the same person on the same mixing machine. Not that you can tell the difference from one to ...
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