A pressure washer is a fantastic tool, but if used incorrectly can cause many problems. Tim Carter of AsktheBuilder.com demonstrates the basics about pressure washers and power washers so you get excellent results without hurting your property or yourself.
These house closing winterizing tips are also useful if you are leaving for a weekend, vacation or for the summer. This checklist provides items for partially closing your home and for a complete closure. Don't cut corners. Do them all.
Leaving your house for an extended vacation or for the season? What do you have to do to close the house? There is more than just turning off the lights when you need to winterize your house.
The trick for installing replacement windows is in the initial measurements. Be sure to measure the window opening carefully. Length and width are not the only measurements you should make.
Old thermostats keep the house at a certain temperature until you moved it. If you forgot to set it back, it would cost you on the energy bill. Modern programmable thermostats do that for you. You set up your programs and the thermostat will adjust the temperature every day for you.
Nearly thirty different companies manufacture thermostats. That is a lot to wade through and make sense of all the specifications. Here is one that I have personal experience using.
Now that you have the programmable thermostat, set it up for your schedule. Adjusting the settings to match your lifestyle with save you the most on your energy bill. The pre-programmed factory settings may not match your schedule. Learn how to program the programmable thermostat.
Tim Carter, of AsktheBuilder.com, demonstrates how to flare the end of soft copper tubing to produces leak-proof joints. A copper tubing flaring tool makes the job simple. But, be careful.
Tim Carter demonstrates the basics of a carpenter's framing square. Tim shows how to make the marks for simple roof rafters.
Cutting crown molding has driven many nuts. Using test pieces will help you determine how to cut crown molding properly. Here are some crown molding cutting tips for those inside and outside corners.
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