I'm a master plumber as well as a builder. Crazy but true. I've been one for over 35 years. Gary, who lives in West Memphis, Arkansas, is remodeling his bathroom and has a question about walk-in shower drains. "I removed a bath tube and going to install a walk in shower. Do I need to […]
Granite Top Supports TIPS Granite can crack if you bend it Plate steel is ideal but heavy Decorative thin cabinet will work Custom panel matching cabinets CLICK HERE to Get Tim's FREE & FUNNY Newsletter! DEAR TIM: My husband and I are just about at the end of an arduous and stressful kitchen remodel. Originally […]
On December 9, 2016, just before 11:30 am, my daughter Kelly and I were pulling into the parking lot at the Hearst Castle on the California coast. We were in California for a week of vacation, visiting my older daughter and her husband and going to an epic Christmas open house down in Montrose, California. […]
Matching Heat Pump With Generator Sheryl lives in Charlotte, NC. She's got a unique issue with her heating system. Let her tell you all about it. "I have a very old generator which is not matched with the heat pump that was installed in my two-story town home in 2008. All works well with cooling […]
This is a quick Friday blast. I'm in California and my body is still on East Coast time. I've been up for nearly an hour and a half and it's just 5:25 am here as I type this. Yesterday, my youngest daughter Kelly and I went on an exciting canopy tour through giant redwood trees […]
Kathy bought a house in a suburb of St. Louis. Here's what she sent me: "I purchased a home and the previous resident used gas line to run water thru the house from the main line. Is this safe for water and does it leach any chemicals? Should I have my water tested? We plan […]
DEAR TIM: Yesterday I stopped by my new house that’s under construction. I go there at the end of each day to take photos. I saw a strange board nailed across the wall studs that surely is a mistake. It ran at a diagonal from the bottom wall plate up the wall to one corner […]
Last week you may remember I was off to Chicago for a quick insertion business trip. I flew there around noon last Thursday and was back at Midway airport the following day around 3:30 pm. I had gone to my favorite big city to visit the True Value Hardware paint factory near Cary, IL. HOLY […]
Doghouse Commercials This is a video every man should watch - three times. I can tell you I made this mistake the second Christmas I was married to Kathy. I saw she didn't have a clothes hamper and I grew up with one. How could anyone survive without a clothes hamper I thought. What an […]
Bruce asked me the following question: "When water and ice is installed, should it be adhesive backed and should it be on the bare sheathing?" At first I was going to give my standard response, but I thought this would be an excellent teaching moment. I say this because each day I get many similar […]
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