Kitchen Cabinets Installation Guide There are several events in a large building project that I find to be exhilarating. One of them is nailing in place the last rafter in a common-framed roof. Standing at the top of the roof skeleton looking down into the house fills me with a sense of pride and accomplishment. […]
Grease-Clogged Drain - Prevent With Sink Strainer Last week, I shared my broken boiler saga. Even though I did the repair myself, I was still out of pocket almost $540.00. Had I been forced to hire a professional to do the repair, the total bill would have approached $1,000.00. I’m sure he would have marked […]
Spice Cabinet Ideas - Create a Spice Closet in a Wall! My 52nd wedding anniversary is less than five months away. I was so lucky to find my beautiful and loving wife. In all those many years, I think we’ve had fewer than four serious arguments. I discovered years ago that it doesn’t pay to […]
Outdoor Kitchen Ideas - Plan for Weather You may be dazzled by the outdoor kitchens you see on home improvement TV shows. Designers work hard each year to create trends of every type. You see it in clothing, paint colors, new cars and trucks, etc. This is done to pry dollars from your savings account. […]
Prevent Mold in Bathroom You may be plagued with mold and mildew in your tub and shower area. It’s a very common problem. The good news is that if you’re willing to spend just 30 extra seconds once you’ve rinsed off all the body wash and shampoo from your hair, I can just about guarantee […]
Countertop Layout Tool - Simple Hack I’ve shared in past columns how I’m helping my son finish off about 1,200 square feet of his basement. I’m saving him over $100,000 in labor and profit costs had he hired a contractor. I’m also confident he and I are doing a much better job. After all, I’m […]
Types of Construction Defects This column is all about types of construction defects and misplaced hope. You can lose thousands of dollars, and sometimes tens of thousands of dollars, should you make this mistake. I do at least five short consult calls each week. The common denominator in almost all of the calls is that […]
Indirect Bathroom Lighting Ideas - My Daughter is an Expert It’s very hard to keep up with all of the improvements in building materials and products. Thousands of new things hit the marketplace each year. You need to focus on just one or two verticals to stay abreast of all that’s new. Lighting is a […]
Save Thousands of Dollars Installing LVP I found myself driving through the breathtaking sheer granite walls of Franconia Notch in New Hampshire last Sunday. Cannon Mountain was on my left, and Mt. Lafayette was on my right. I was on my way to the quaint community of Sugar Hill to conduct an in-person consultation for […]
Bath Vent Fan Facts - Your Roof is Not Leaking You may have had the good fortune to live and work inside old homes. I’m talking about houses that were built over 100 years ago. The architects who designed them and the builders who built them were wise. I started my building career in Cincinnati, […]
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