Best Gasoline Stabilizer Watch this short video, then GO READ this past column of mine for EXTRA information I'll bet you didn't know about.
Best Gasoline Stabilizer Watch this short video, then GO READ this past column of mine for EXTRA information I'll bet you didn't know about.
Chipmunks, Mice, Rats, and Squirrels - How to Eliminate Them You and I share the planet with lots of other creatures. Quite a few of them can be very problematic. A year ago, I shared with you how chipmunks had ruined my patio made with concrete pavers. The fuzzy brown pests created a maze of […]
Chip Seal Your Driveway - Make it Colorful What would you say if I told you your driveway doesn’t need to be boring blacktop or ho-hum gray concrete? Can you envision a red, orange, green, or light khaki color driveway? Would you like a driveway that provides maximum traction should you have to deal with […]
Decorative Pavers for Gardens, Sidewalks, Driveways, and Patios Last fall I traveled with my wife across the USA. We arrived in Los Angeles, CA and a few hours later got to hold our newest granddaughter. It was magical to say the very least. My youngest daughter inherited her mother’s love of gardening. It was decided […]
Outdoor Firepit Planning Tips - Don't Get Too Close! Autumn is my favorite time of year. I love the eye candy Mother Nature hands out here in the great Northeast USA. Add the fragrant aroma of a crackling outdoor fire feeding on seasoned oak and you have, in my opinion, the perfect outdoor setting. Breathing […]
Repair Front Porch - Mosaic Tile and Concrete Base In the past week, Don asked me for advice. He lives in the extreme northeast corner of North Carolina just 15 miles from the Atlantic Ocean. His front porch stoop is in very bad shape. Back in 1949 when the house was built, the tile setter […]
Why Concrete Pavers Suck - There are So Many Reasons It’s really important for businesses to introduce new products. Tens of thousands are introduced each year in the home improvement vertical. Once you’ve had enough trips around the sun, you can spot ones that have lots of sizzle but most likely won’t stand the test […]
How to Plan the Perfect Patio - Go Big Just about fifty years ago I settled into my building career. My lovely wife and I purchased an FHA-repossessed house in Cincinnati, Ohio. I was twenty-two years old and a very wet-behind-the-ears builder. The hard dusty work was extremely rewarding and I recall talking to my […]
How to Build a Perfect Pergola - It Starts With Planning A few days ago I took my American Dirus dog for a walk in southern New Hampshire while my wife was shopping for plants with my son. Willow and I went to Benson Park, an old zoo in Hudson, NH that’s now a marvelous […]
Build a Magic Playhouse or Clubhouse - Create Memories Many decades ago I was a small lad. You may have had a childhood similar to mine. I was right in the middle of the baby boom created by lonely soldiers and sailors who came back from the great World War II to make up for […]
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