Working with concrete mix in a bag will provide great results if you follow some simple tips. Knowing how to mix concrete is very important. Too much water can weaken your concrete mix. Practicing concrete finishing should be done on a sample section on concrete.
In this issue, using my ham radio at a bicycle race, hot weather hits the midwest and a tip to keep cool, the DIY shed project has begun and the webcam is live, Stain Solver news, building simple stairs the correct way with this eBook, win a Pocket Door Kit and great hammer skills, and my paying a contractor remarks last week spur an email conversation.
Footers are a very important structural component of a house. In most cases, the footer is the only part of the house that touches the earth. Footers are commonly called spread footers because they spread the weight of the house over a wider area than if you just poured the foundation walls allowing them to touch the ground.
With mortgage rates at all-time lows, it is a great time to build a new house. Having complete and detailed house plans is a must. A complete set of blueprints ensures the job is done according to the specifications with no room for interruption.
Tim Carter takes you on a small tour of the site where he'll be building a shed.
In this issue, the DIY shed project kicks off, a roofing consult in Antigua, getting privacy in a wide-open space (pocket doors), some new tools from Milwaukee and Bosch, and a failed deck sealer.
Early cordless power tools lacked battery performance. The latest technology in cordless tool batteries is lithium. You'll find lithium in the battery cells of the top cordless tools.
In this issue, cleaning the siding on the house, a pipe dope tip, Groupon Alert, Milwaukee Drill/Driver and Grinder videos, Kickstarter Shed Project summary, Father's Day Gifts, handyman work, Stain Solver in Australia, cleaning picnic coolers and password tips.
Pressure Washers are a great cleaning tool, if use properly. Cleaning the wrong material or using the wrong pressure settings can ruin your deck, siding or patio in seconds.
Bill Leys sent in pictures of a roofing job that his company did in California. A condo building had a leaky roof from day one.
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