Author Archives: Tim Carter

AsktheBuilder mp3 Radio Show Nov 12 2005

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Tim goes political and talks about his election to the Amberley Village Council this past week. He also outlines a project for building wood shelves in his garden shed. As a licensed master plumber, Tim raves about a no-solder epoxy for copper plumbing pipes. Tim takes callers' questions on painting a wood shed and a home condensation problem. Tim interviews Kim Wagner, a reality TV star from The Mansion reality show and also one of the authors of Building Your Own Home for Dummies.

AsktheBuilder mp3 Radio Show Oct 29 2005

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Tim tells about attending the Google Zeitgeist conference and answers a number of callers' questions. Problems solved this week include how many turbine vents to put in a house, concrete overlay on a garage roof, mechanical plumbing vents, fixing a water leak in a plumbing vent pipe, installing a used gas water heater, french drain fill, metal pegboard and worn shingles.

Screw Extractors

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Screw extractors allow you to back out screws whose heads are stripped. These simple and effective devices can be found at large national retail stores that have a hardware department. The extractors have special hardened steel heads with reverse cutting bits. Once inserted into a regular drill they cut into and grab the head of the screw as you rotate the drill in reverse.

Installing Wood Siding

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Wood siding has been used on houses for hundreds of years. Engineered wood siding is an improvement on traditional siding as it allows us to make the most of our natural resources. If you want the best exterior wood siding, look for wood that contains natural preservatives and has vertical grain. Western cedar is a great wood siding species.