Super Washable Wall Paint
Paint that is washable is highly desirable. Wall paint is now better and washable interior wall paint has been greatly improved.
Author Archives: Tim Carter
Lumber Shrinkage
If your new home is built during a wet season, you will experience lumber shrinkage. This can cause ceramic tile, backsplashes, drywall and flooring cracks, among other problems. If possible, allow your house to dry out before installing all the materials inside.
August 23, 2017 AsktheBuilder Newsletter
I've been back home a week now from my out West little-man self-discovery trip. It didn't take me long to get back in the swing of things! Just four days ago, I connected up lots of low-voltage wires to power up my Trex Transcend deck lights. It really adds a distinctive touch to the deck. […]
Cleaning Brass DIY
How many hours have you spent trying those magical brass cleaners that never seem to work the way you seem to remember as you watched the TV commercial? Cleaning brass by hand means you actually need to remove some of the oxidized brass atoms. Do you have any clue how hard it is to break atomic bonds?
Senco F-15 Finish Nailer Review
Senco F-15 Finish Nailer I've driven hundreds of thousands of nails with many different nail guns since the late 1970s. This fact should be of great interest to you. Why? That deep experience allows me to give you a pro's opinion about a new tool so you don't waste your money. Here's another fact. You […]
Build Deck Bench Seating
"Benches are just very wide chairs in my opinion. I don’t like hoping something is going to work so I always look at existing benches and take measurements." Build Deck Bench Seating Checklist A bench is just a series of small walls Copy dimensions from favorite chairs in your home WATCH cheeky building video below […]
STIHL Electric Chain Saw Review MSA 120 C
STIHL Electric Chain Saw Review I took ownership of a STIHL electric chain saw about three months ago. It's the battery-powered MSA 120 C. Over those ninety days, I've used the saw extensively on all sorts of different jobs around my home. To the best of my knowledge, I'm one of a very few tool […]
How to Clean Vitamix
How to Clean a Vitamix Blender I get questions all the time about how to clean a Vitamix blender. (August 23, 2017 Newsletter) But the most interesting thing I've received is an email from Molly a year or so ago. Read this: "I never, never write manufacturers.... Did I say never??? I have a Vitamix […]
August 16, 2017 AsktheBuilder Newsletter
I'm sitting at gate 54A here in the San Francisco airport waiting to get back home. I've been out here on the Left Coast of the USA for over two weeks. Two weeks ago, I was just starting a very interesting tour of the KEEN shoes and boots factory in Portland, Oregon. CLICK HERE to […]
Bath Remodel Pictures
Bath Remodel Pictures Matt works for Ranger Roofing, a roofing company in Oklahoma. Someone hired his company to complete a bathroom remodeling project. I'm not quite sure how a roofing company got into bath remodeling, but you can be the judge if they should get back up in the hot sun or stay inside! Free […]