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FixitUp Find: CAT Power—CAT 303.5CR, CAT 262B Skid Steer

Many building contractors—especially remodelers and custom home builders—have problems maintaining their schedule with excavation contractors notoriously delayed by weather and other problems. When excavation and…

FixitUp Find: Milwaukee Bit Set

For years power tool companies and other manufacturers have sold various accessories for cordless drill/drivers. Usually some assortment of driver and/or drill bits, they typically…

Squeeze Play: DAP Phenoseal

Boaters have long had an affinity for Phenoseal, a multi-purpose sealant, caulk and bonding agent. They use it everywhere. Need to repair a porthole? Hit…

FixitUp Find: Senco Battery-Powered Nailers

Four years after introducing the first battery-only powered finish nailers, Senco is already on the second generation. And you know what? I’m starting to hear…

JELD-WEN’s IWP Aurora Doors and Simpson Doors

When beauty and brawn meet in one package it’s worth a second look. The IWP Aurora custom fiberglass doors/jamb packages and the Simpson impact-resistant Mastermark…

Reiker Room Conditioners Provide Even Heat

Reiker Room Conditioners are a unique solution to many heating challenges contractors face. As combination ceiling fan and ceramic heaters the units can comfortably—and safely—heat…

Back-To-Nature Ready-Strip Pro

Back-To-Nature Ready-Strip Pro paint stripper does something other products don’t do according to the company—they do the work for you. Here’s an example: You’ve been…

Handy Hand-outs; Tough Work Wear; Triple-Threat Driver/Drill

Behind-the-Panes Help for Excellent Customer Service I think successful contractors have learned that something unsuccessful and struggling contractors haven’t: We are professional business people first…

Sensible Shoes: Timberland PRO

Steel toe boots are a go-to for lots of guys on the jobsite. They’re awesome for protecting feet and toes from all kind of hazards,…

FixitUp Find: Plug and Play with Safety Quick Light

Twisting wire, screwing on wire nuts and neatly folding wire into a junction box not only takes time, it gets old after a while. So…

FixitUp Find: Festool DF 500 Q Domino Joiner

Woodworkers and trim carpenters know about dowels and biscuits as faster, more modern ways to create what amounts to a mortise-and-tenon joint. But they’re not…

FixitUp Find: Bosch DareDevil Bits

Drilling holes is hardly my favorite task. I do it all the time, whether it’s for a pipe, wire or deck hardware, but I feel…