Projects

FixitUpFind: Far-Infrared Wall Heaters

Here is a space heater that looks really, really cool. Made by Prestyl USA this is more flat-panel-TV-Meets-High-Art than a utilitarian plug-in heat-hydrant. The technology,…

Ice Dams

Warren, as usual, is on the money as it relates to how a house works. The main culprit in the creation of an ice dam…

QuickTip: Hanging Holiday Lighting

Before you head outside to string up your holiday lights, here’s a quick-tip for staying safe on a ladder (phrased in the form of a question):…

QuickFix: Touch up appliances, wood, tile

Life gives the gifts of scratches and dents, and while you can treasure the memories of those moments, you might not want the evidence to…

QuickTip: Make shorter showers more fun

Shorter showers save money, but really how much? It makes perfect sense that when you use less water, you’ll save on water and energy bills….

QuickTip: Don’t do it by hand.

Don’t feel guilty if you don’t wash your dishes by hand or pre-scrub them like my hard-core cleaning friend. The dishwasher isn’t just saving you…

Snow Removal After a Blizzard

After being buried in the blizzard of 2010, residents of the Northeast are once again preparing to dig themselves out of as much as 1-2…

A New Way to Heat

So what do you get when you combine fine art, family photos and a high-tech space heater? Prestyl USA’s state of the art wall heaters….

Tile Saw QuickTip: Drip Loop

Here’s a Quick Tip for operating your tile saw safely that BATH-Tastic Bath Crasher Matt Muenster would like: add a drip-loop to the cord so…

Roof Question

Question: I need a new roof on my house. And even though I do a lot of projects myself, a roof is too much. So…

Color it FRESH!

Over the years as a contractor visiting people’s homes for estimates, I’ve had to find ways to sum up people—and projects— quickly. Some you can…