Concrete cracks of any type are the bane of many a homeowner. Concrete has fantastic compressive strength, but usually only ten percent of that in tension when you try to pull or stretch it apart. This lack of tensile strength explains, for the most part, why concrete cracks.
In this issue, I restored a weathered teak table, the differences between an impact driver, a drill and a screw gun, help needed from Hong Kong, a video on the Northern Lights, the Shed Project is about to close out, lumber strengths and grades, cleaning aquarium algae and upcoming tool reviews.
A weathered teak table is cleaned with oxygen bleach and sealed with a synthetic resin water-based sealer. The results were great.
In this issue, I worked the Seacoast Bike Tour, got interviewed by Smart Money Magazine, a tip on exterior painting, you could still win an iPad, concrete crack repair tip, a quick Stain Solver sale, do you have a mosquito device and the deck stain test has begun.
Proper hold down anchors are required when building a deck or a screened-in porch, that is being added to an existing patio. The manufacturers of the hold down anchors sell the correct bolts, screws, fasteners to make up a system that will provide you with all the structural integrity you need for both jobs.
In this issue, volunteering for the Breath New Hampshire organization, new step-by-step shed building videos, quick deck-building tips, your suggestions for this newsletter, tool reviews to come, tips on a flagstone patio, concrete pier design, How To Grout Ceramic Floor Tile eBook and cleaning patios tip.
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In this Newsletter, getting extra storage space, help with printing on t-shirts, great folding door hardware, the shed project gets a kick start, geothermal payback and a dishwasher detergent alert.
Concrete piers are vertical structural elements that support the weight of a building or structure. Their design and installation must consider the weight being supported and the frost line in your area. There are preformed concrete pier forms that provide you with the properly shaped concrete pier foundation.
In this Newsletter, the new shed project will be starting in a few days.
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