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Modular Excellence Time check: Yes, it’s still the 21st Century. The technological power of modern life means individuals can be “bigger”” than they really are….
November 3, 2006/—There are tools, and there are tools. Some we use to build, others to manage our business. For contractors, both need to be…
Bland To Grand I have to admit that when I think about fiberglass doors, I typically don’t think of high-end detailing and destination craftsmanship. But…
Full-On Framer I love tools that keep pace. For framing — and I mean force-framing, not just tacking some sticks together in a partition wall…
Warm is good. In winter my mind turns to keeping warm, and to smart solutions for keeping my customers warm — efficiently, cost effectively toasty…
On retainer. As much as I identify myself as a carpenter/remodeler whose focus is essentially nailing wood together to form the structure of a home…
Suck it up. Little things can quickly become big headaches — or big solutions — on a jobsite. One of those things is your basic…
Glass block? I already know what you’re thinking. Glass block = cheesy, 1970s renovation disaster. When can I take a crow bar to it? (OK,…
I never thought I’d make this comparison, but tile is like siding. In some respects, anyway. You’d think that, properly installed, neither system would let…
If you think about it, there’s a lot of tool crossover between jobs. On a framing site, I’m likely to set up the miter, table…
Recent supercells (intense wind and lightning storms) have been dropping old and shallow rooted trees where I live for the past month. I’ve been cleaning…
What I like about decks is that each one has a mix of site work, layout, framing and finish carpentry. You can build them with…
