Concrete Gray Color Can Be Any Color! Each day during the spring, I receive quite a few emails via the Ask Tim page on my website. One of the common themes, believe it or not, is to add color to concrete. You may be like many that dislike the drab gray color of concrete. A […]
Why Should Tim's 2022 Deck Stain Test Video be Free? You might have been one of the 38.4% that feels I should give away my 2022 Deck Stain video test for free. Why do you feel that way? This is an ANONYMOUS survey. Be HONEST and don't hold back your feelings. I have NO IDEA […]
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Mortarless Stone Veneer - It's a Time-Tested Product Do you follow trends in design, building, clothes, etc.? You do realize the primary motivation behind these changing trends is to pry hard-earned money from your wallet or savings account. Are you old enough to remember when pink and gray ceramic tile was the rage? How about […]
Limestone Wall and Arch My grandfather was a baker in Cincinnati, Ohio in the very early 1900s. He and my grandmother owned and operated a neighborhood bakery in Clifton Heights, just 400 feet from where I was born. Once he retired, he decided to build an eight-unit apartment building just down the street from the […]
Building a Front Porch - Size Matters Does your home have a covered front porch? Do you need front porch building ideas? If so, I've got valuable ideas about how to build a front porch just below. Every house I’ve owned, except for the one I live in now, has had one. It’s important to […]
Concrete Front Steps Makeover - Use Cement Stucco Basic Building Products Last Long A few days ago, I dedicated one of the new LIVE streaming videos I do each M-F on my YouTube channel at 4 PM Eastern Time to one of the first building products used by man. I’m going back thousands of years […]
Land Buying Checklist - Use My Checklist to Save You Lots of Money Are you one of many who are thinking of fleeing bigger cities to get away from crime, pollution, higher taxes, never-ending traffic jams, and a laundry list of other pesky problems? You’re not alone. You might be one of the millions like […]
Gravity Retaining Wall Systems - There are Quite a Few You might have a retaining wall in your near future. I can understand why as man has used them for thousands of years to create flat, or gently sloping, terraces on hillsides. Retaining walls, though, are far more complex than you might imagine. Tall retaining […]
Build Under a Tent - Old Circus Trick Revived You’ve undoubtedly heard the phrase time is money. If ever there’s a time when it’s true, it’s now. The talons of inflation are digging into your wallet, purse, and budget with respect to any home improvement project. The sooner you get any job done, the less […]
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