I'm finally starting to get back in the groove from my ten-day vacation / business trip out to California. You may have been one who asked me to post a few photos of what I saw with my youngest daughter Kelly. Here's one taken at Barker Dam at Joshua Tree National Park. Here's one I […]
DEAR TIM: My last house had a basement that leaked water. I’m building a new home and want my basement as dry as the Atacama Desert. I’m confident that my drain tile was not put in correctly at my last house. What are the best practices when installing drain tile around a foundation? What materials […]
I'll make this as fast as possible. I've got two pretty important tool / product reviews for you. They're both SHOCKING, but for different reasons. The links to them are below. But first, I want to share a quick story of where I was yesterday. Several days ago, I was hired by a homeowner who […]
Yesterday the Fed-Ex man dropped off a Gorilla Fiberglass Hybrid Ladder. To be honest, he dropped off four Gorilla Ladder products! CLICK these following links to BUY these amazing products: Gorilla Fiberglass Hybrid Ladder Gorilla Aluminum Hybrid Ladder Gorilla Fiberglass Slim-Fold Work Platform Gorilla Aluminum Slim-Fold Work Platform At the time this review was written, […]
I'm going to preface this tool review with a couple of comments. First and foremost, Milwaukee has a deep legacy of making superb power tools. I've used them for decades. I'm fortunate to be a member of the working press and have been invited to quite a few Milwaukee Tool media events in the past […]
Yesterday I had the pleasure, if you want to call it that, of standing next to my open septic tank while it was being pumped. I shot videos of the process looking down on it from my deck. Believe me, you don't necessarily want to see a close-up shot of the inside of a septic […]
About a month ago, I got my hands on the new Bosch GIM 120 Digital Level. I can remember about twenty years or so ago when the first digital levels hit the market. For a contractor, yes - I'm one of the few media people that review tools that's actually worked for decades on the […]
Several weeks ago, I had to tear into a basement slab at my own home as part of a bathroom remodel project. At the bottom of the slab were PEX pipes that were providing heat for the basement. It was important to use a chipping hammer tool that provided extreme control and minimal fatigue so […]
A few years back, I tested the Makita job site radio. It was nice and delivered great sound, but I recently was able to use the Bosch PB360C radio and it's a superb product. I feel this Bosch radio is far superior to the Makita radio. One of the outstanding features of this Bosch radio […]
I've used many miter saws in my career. In fact, the first one I ever took on a job was a hand-powered one my father-in-law lent me. It was a Stanley saw that had a back saw that fit in two cast-iron guides. It was not bad, but you sure had to hold wood trim […]
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