Having the right set of basic tools will allow you to do a wide variety of home repairs. When staring out, select hand tools that can be used on various jobs. Stay away from specialized tools that you might only be able to use on one project.
In this issue, helping a future entrepreneur, patching plaster tips, looking for an IP attorney, helping with a Kickstarter project, deck stain test delayed, a deal on a bed and breakfast that is for sale, a quick survey on international shipments for Stain Solver and the Start and Operate Your Own Handyman Business now available on DVDs.
Building a new house can cause a lot of anxiety, but here are some new home construction tips to help reduce your anxiety. Having a detailed set of plans and blueprints will minimize any issues you will have with the contractor. This eliminates change orders which are avenues for cost increases!
In this newsletter, a local store decides to sell Stain Solver even before the demo, tips on wet basements and crawl spaces, the new Bosch compact radio, and an Internet conference.
Removing the unsightly mildew and algae from the under side of your wooden deck can be messy. Once the wood has been cleaned with oxygen bleach, the deck will look as good as new.
In this newsletter, the treasure hunt for the plastic box is over, a furnace tip, a contest for the exterior of your house, the Concord Home and Garden Show, saving gas for your car, the new front door video series and deck stain and Stain Solver sales.
This reader wants to close off an opening between two rooms with a door. Installing a new door is possible for the home DIY'er. In this case, the door header is already in place. Read more on how to install a door.
In this newsletter, I tried selling Stain Solver at a local home and garden show, do some research before requesting bids for home improvement, looking for contractors to help with a fiber cement dust reduction test, an online search for a waterproof box and testing on a new bamboo level.
There are many choices with purchasing a level. Bubble levels are available on a variety of materials and lengths. Selecting the proper level and with a little care, your levels can last for generations.
In this newsletter, Stain Solver will be displaying at the Central New Hampshire Home and Garden show, a reader dresses up her stairs, free shipping on gutter guards, chimney crown tips from Facebook, and my recent columns.
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