This AsktheBuilder Hall of Shame page was created on April 3, 2016, by a blistering email I received from (name removed) who lives in Evergreen, Colorado. It was presented to my newsletter list on April 5, 2016. Based on the wise and respectful comments below, I've decided to delete the blistering email but leave up the comments you may have […]
If you're a new subscriber in the past few days, weeks or months, every now and then I have a FUN game for you to play. What I've discovered is that you LOVE to see NEW PRODUCTS but you want to have fun while doing it. Well, I GUARANTEE you that you'll discover something new […]
You know, I was so tempted to have some fun today. For example, I thought it might be a good idea to tell you to just rely on caulk when building shower seats and forget about using waterproof membranes. Then I pondered telling you to forget about that heavy cement board and just go for […]
Tim Carter demonstrates the entire process of installing LE Johnson Wall Mount door hardware. You only need a few tools and the average homeowner can do the job. It helps if you can read the simple plans provided by the clever LE Johnson engineers who designed the wall mount hardware. It's key to make […]
Two different things happened over the past two days that are the inspiration for this newsletter. I need you to hang in there and absorb this important story. Seventeen years ago, I was one of a few founding members of a very secret Internet entrepreneur mastermind group. This group exchanged ideas via email and we […]
DEAR TIM: I read your column down under on the other side of the world. We just moved into our new brick two-story home and I’ve got a problem with soggy lawn drainage. As you can see in my photo, the ground on one side of the house is higher than the first floor of […]
It's been almost two weeks since I've reached out to you. A childhood friend of mine, who matured into a fantastic painter I used on many of my jobs, had to be sent back to Heaven early. The travel to and from the funeral services ate up six days with me arriving back home this […]
DEAR TIM: I read your helpful column each week in our local paper and your last column was about installing a bath vent fan. I want to remodel our dingy bath, but I need to get a handle on what the project will cost before I start. My wife doesn’t want me to tackle the […]
DEAR TIM: I’m a DIYr and I’m going to remodel a bathroom. I don’t like our current exhaust bath fan and am going to install a new one. I’ve done all sorts of online research and lots of the information is conflicting. I’m not feeling comfortable about what to do and what’s the best way […]
The ice is about to leave the lake here at my house. This would be the earliest ice out on record in the past eight years. Yes, we'll still get a few chilly days or even a heavy snow, but Spring is here. There's no doubt about it. I've just got a few things for […]
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