Bad New Home Builder - On My Own Street! Over the past five months I’ve watched the dream of a neighbor I’ve yet to meet start to come true on my own street. It started just after the snow melted when two men arrived with a giant machine that wrestles logs and chain saws. Their […]
Can Asphalt Shingles Last 50 Years or More? Heck Yes! A week ago I made a decision to ratchet up my ability to save you as much money as possible in these very challenging financial times. Inflation is raging. In my opinion, it’s going to get worse. Each day I’m receiving more and more emails […]
Low Water Pressure in House - How to Fix it For $5 or Less Christine lives in Sylvania, Ohio. She reads this weekly column and shared the following, “In the newspaper today you said you’re addressing topics that can save homeowners money. In my community many have water pressure issues, myself included.” She then gave […]
Oxalic Acid Cleaner - It's a Great Rust Remover Not a week goes by that you, or another reader or two or three or twenty, might reach out to me with a fantastic question about the column of mine you’re reading. Often you might ask why I failed to dive deeper into the topic. You […]
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Parts in a Toilet Tank - Just Two and Easy to Replace I’ve been a master plumber since 1981 and I want to share as much of my accumulated knowledge with you as possible in these turbulent financial times. As we move down the timeline, I’m going to try to save you money each and […]
DeWALT D55154 Air Compressor - It's a Dandy I've had quite a few portable air compressors in my time. My first one was a wretched sound machine gasoline-powered one. It was heavy and its engine drove you crazy after a few hours. Ever since then I've always had an electric compressor as even on job […]
Oceans - Where Feet May Fail - It's All About Trust Are you facing a tough challenge and going backwards each day? Is each day Groundhog Day for you with no change in your situation? Are you swirling down the dark drain of depression? Does your trust have borders? Maybe it's time for you to […]
Ford Lightning EV Towing Test - Disaster Beyond Belief Electric Vehicles (EVs) don't seem to be ready for prime time when it comes to heavy loads or towing. Watch the video just below. Are you attracted to EVs thinking you're helping the Earth Ball? You do realize there's no such thing as Zero Emissions unless […]
Avoid High-Pressure Sales Tactics - It's All Psychology Published September 26, 2022 It’s possible this is the most unique column I’ve written in the thirty years since Ask the Builder came to be. I think it’s important for you to know why I switched careers from being a full-time builder, remodeler, and master plumber to […]
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