Metal Pegboard Hooks TIPS Metal pegboard is far superior to old sawdust-and-glue pegboard Hooks never come out of metal pegboard Many colors available to match your flair Countless hooks and accessories available CLICK HERE to Get Tim's FREE & FUNNY Newsletter! This story was featured in Tim's May 8, 2018 Newsletter DEAR TIM: I've tried […]
"The first thing to realize when you're building a desk to work at is the height above the finished floor." How To Build A Cheap Desk Checklist Use Fir Plywood 24-inch width is ideal WATCH video below for tips Coat with water-based urethane CLICK HERE to Get Tim's FREE & FUNNY Newsletter! DEAR TIM: I […]
Your job is to CLICK the five links just below. Once at each page, study the photos you'll see. These links were shown in my February 5, 2017 AsktheBuilder Newsletter. You can click each of the photos to see a BIGGER one. This will help you later when you take the funny quiz below. Some of […]
Rock salt can be damaging to concrete driveways, walkways and patios if the concrete installation was not originally done correctly. Concrete's compressive strength, air entrainment, placement and finishing are all important to concrete's ability to resist freeze / thaw cycles and salt.
Credit Card Skimmer - They are out there! This is a video I put up to PROTECT my AsktheBuilder.com newsletter subscribers from credit card fraud. Always check. This is not complete protection as the electronic skimmer can be placed inside the gas pump in less than 40 seconds.
Dresser Falls on Twins - Bolt Your Dresser to the Wall You can see in the above video how the twins decided to climb up on the dresser to have some fun. The issue is that it could have ended badly with the one twin being suffocated or dying from a crushed skull. Children do […]
Coal Fire on Titanic There was a recent story floating around the Internet that a coal fire may have contributed to the sinking of the HMS Titanic. CLICK HERE to read one of the stories. I'm a master plumber, albeit not a PhD metallurgist, and am here to tell you that if you try to unsolder […]
On December 9, 2016, just before 11:30 am, my daughter Kelly and I were pulling into the parking lot at the Hearst Castle on the California coast. We were in California for a week of vacation, visiting my older daughter and her husband and going to an epic Christmas open house down in Montrose, California. […]
Doghouse Commercials This is a video every man should watch - three times. I can tell you I made this mistake the second Christmas I was married to Kathy. I saw she didn't have a clothes hamper and I grew up with one. How could anyone survive without a clothes hamper I thought. What an […]
Do you want to avoid getting SCREWED when hiring a contractor? Use the following SECRET tips below. Hack #1 Write out exactly what you want done and what you expect to be done on a piece of paper. Give this to each of the contractors who comes to give you a bid. Don't assume the […]
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