In this newsletter, the deadwood newsletter debacle, a bad contractor, meet me in Los Angeles and Montreal, a flooded patio and mold, peeling liquid ceramic siding, a Stain Solver sale and the new Remove Floor Grout Project Guide.
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Roof dormers can add to the look of your house. But installing dormers might not be a DIY project. Roof dormer construction requires various skills - carpentry and roofing - are just two of them.
Galvanized ducting buried under concrete slabs can collect water, debris or worse. There is an air duct cleaning system that not only cleans your ducts, but coats them with a waterproofing compound. This system uses your existing ductwork, so no need to install new ducts.
In this Newsletter, it's Summer, working on top of Mt. Washington for the auto road race, Bosch's new laser distance measurer, high-quality windows for a new home, pressuring washing a deck, advertising right here in the newsletter and AsktheBuilder on Facebook.
In cases where stud finders don't work, or if you don't have a stud detector, you can locate framing studs the old fashion way. Wall studs can be found using a nail, a hammer and a little observation.
Tim Carter has a little fun comparing two orbital sanders. The Bosch sander absolutely has much less vibration than the other one in the video.
Tim Carter demonstrates the new Bosch Hammer Drill Driver. He shows how fast it can drill 3 inches into solid concrete.
Tim Carter demonstrates the Bosch MX25E multi tool. He shows how quickly it can remove floor tile grout.
Tim Carter demonstrates the Bosch Daredevil spade bit. It's very sharp and drills through a 2x6 with ease.
Tim Carter demonstrates the DeWALT Compact Drill Driver. He shows it drilling through wood in this video.
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