May 6, 2012 AsktheBuilder Newsletter & Tips
In this Newsletter, the new shed project will be starting in a few days.
Author Archives: Tim Carter
May 1, 2012 AsktheBuilder Newsletter & Tips
In this Newsletter, a window washing tip, concerns about Google Drive, recovering heat from waste water, cleaning algae off a patio, a smelly plumbing vent pipe, prices reduced on AsktheBuilder eBooks and Contractor Hiring Guides and the new Shed Project.
Bathroom Updated
Beaker, following advise from AsktheBuilder.com, remodeled a bathroom wall.
April 25, 2012 AsktheBuilder Newsletter & Tips
In this newsletter, the building permits are here, the steam whistle on the Natchez, patching spalled concrete, cool tee shirts, an update on the washing machine valves, a new AsktheBuilder Answer on needing a new roof, a video on French cleats, cleaning an oven rack, and a chimney top construction tip.
Master Bath Remodeling
After 15 years, a shower that was starting to leak, and a carpeted master bath, it was time to upgrade the bathroom. After selecting natural stone floor, shower, and wall tile, custom built cabinetry, and challenging our granite guy to fabricate a top to our existing tub, the pressure was on to build it right. […]
Chimney Top Construction Tips
The crown or top of your chimney is an important element of your chimney. The chimney crown is designed to keep your chimney dry. If it is cracked, water can get into your masonry.
Loop Vent Video
This video is an introduction to loop vents. A loop vent is used in Kitchen Islands and other places a standard vent can't be run to the roof.
Excavator Moving Rocks Video
Tim Carter stumbles upon an excavator moving rocks along a lake.
April 17, 2012 AsktheBuilder Newsletter & Tips
In this Newsletter issue, working the Boston Marathon as a ham radio operator, using nails to anchor a 2x4 to a concrete floor, I need your bathroom remodeling questions, hail damage to a roof, burst washing machine hoses follow up, before and after photos of a ground-level deck, a new cleaning tip of the week, want Stain Solver in your store and a video on urethane paint.
Patio Paver Tips Video
Tim Carter describes a precast concrete paver patio system. While the stones at first seem random and individual, Tim shows how they are clever interlocking pieces of colored concrete.