In this issue, the latest news from the home front, a chance to meet in Chicago before the Remodelers Show, and strange odors in several readers' homes. As winter approaches, certain jobs take longer in the cold. Lisa from London has a grout mess in the toilet and notes from AsktheBuilder on Facebook.
A framing square will help you when cutting a roof rafter. The framing square has the math done for you. Just follow these tips when framing your roof.
In this issue, I have returned after three weeks on the road, installing new siding in Canada, a wardrobe malfunction leads to a work pants discovery, a new toilet fill valve is now available and my week on Facebook.
Installing a deck flashing properly is critical to keep water from getting behind the ledger board. The deck flashing needs to overlap the deck ledger board much like shingles overlap. Follow these tips when installing flashing on your deck.
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In this issue, details regarding my trip to the Canadian Rockies, meeting up in Seattle and Philadelphia, problems with sewer smell from a floor drain, garage door discussions and more of my pictures on Facebook.
Knowing how to control erosion can save your yard or driveway. If water has too much force, it will create soil erosion. Controlling the water flow is one solution for reducing soil and water erosion.
In this AsktheBuilder Newsletter, a visit with Tom Sizemore, new Milwaukee Hand Tools, a simple survey regarding this Newsletter, digging a water line under a foundation, tiling over carpet and Facebook photo mysteries.
A kitchen island can be an important part of your kitchen design. The kitchen island design can customized to fit the type of food preparation will you be doing. Here are some design tips to be sure your island fits into your kitchen.
Your septic tank needs to be pumped out from time to time. But that time frame is based on a number of factors including the number of people in the household and the size of the septic tank system.
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