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An old house gets a new door—and more. Mark checks down professional-grade techniques for safely installing a new door in an old house, and increasing…
When planting a new tree don’t water it with the hose. Rather, drill some ? holes in the bottom of a 5 gallon bucket, then…
There’s been a lot of talk about the color of the year: Tangerine Tango. Gorgeous hue that has powerful, bold energy that’s showing up everywhere…
Pre-painting trim—besides shoe molding—doesn’t work because you have to fill and paint the caulk bead. Paint in place.
Observation—horizontal surfaces on jobsites collect things—coffee cups, radio, phones. Work neat.
According to the Remodeling 2011–12 Cost vs. Value Report (http://www.costvsvalue.com), the replacement of older, inefficient windows with upscale vinyl replacement windows is one of the…
It’s the dust you can’t see that concerns us the most. That’s why we practice lead safe remodeling in our clients’ homes, and in our…
I’ve seen so many little cubbies and hooks designed to make it easy to keep your keys handy. And don’t get me started on the…
As a home improvement contractor, I have installed just about everything there is to install in a house. Floors and doors, shingles and shoe molding,…
Line the bottom of flower pots with a 1-inch or so layer of rocks to give excess water a place to drain.
For insulating around new windows and doors, make sure to use low-expanding spray foam as opposed to standard gap-filling foam.
