I've got some killer content for you to review and a video below you should watch for this weekend. Some of you already have great weather and can do concrete repairs. Others, well it's just about five weeks away when Old Man Winter will be plodding his way back to the North Pole. Before we […]
Holy Tomato! It's March! We're just a few weeks away from the Vernal Equinox - the official start of Spring - but here in NH, it sure looks like Spring to me. As I look out my man cave / office / ham radio shack window, the snow is gone in the woods. For the […]
Granny Pod House Tips Occupant must be involved in planning Single story is best, but you may want an attic for future use Watch helpful videos below When occupant moves out, rent space on Airbnb CLICK HERE to Get Tim's FREE & FUNNY Newsletter! DEAR TIM: I believe I need a granny pod. My mother-in-law […]
DEAR TIM: I have a gorgeous white tile floor in my home. It’s a long story, but I dropped something and chipped a tile. I tried to hide it with a throw rug, but my wife caught me. To get out of the doghouse, I need to repair the tile. Do I have to take […]
What a difference a week makes! Last Sunday I taped the video: Why is My House Cold With the Heat On Go watch it. When I woke up this morning and was grinding my coffee beans with my inexpensive, yet powerful, Krups Grinder it was 40 F outdoors! That's a 47-degree DIFFERENCE in temperature from […]
If you're a new subscriber, when I make a mistake I send out something like this. The headline is something my son used to say when he was a little tyke after he'd drop something or break something. I was in a rush last night when I built the newsletter you received earlier this morning. […]
I had a troubling thing happen to me this week that you need to know about. I'm about to save you thousands of dollars in the future. A public relations (PR) person who I'll not name contacted me with the following message: "Hi Tim, Wondered if you might need a building expert who specializes in […]
We had record-breaking cold here in NH over the weekend. My Davis weather station sensor up on top of my garage roof transmitted to the interior dashboard panel that it was only -12F on Sunday morning. Yes, I know it was colder for some, but it was D * * * cold here. So cold […]
Tim Carter finishes the installation of a new vinyl window in an existing frame wall covered with fiber cement siding. Watch the entire four-part series to see how to create the hole in the wall with precision. Discover tips about remodeling from national award-winning master carpenter and builder Tim Carter.
Tim Carter demonstrates in this third video of the series how to cut out the wall sheathing and install the much needed sill flashing. The window install has been happening over a period of days and it's being done on a garage that has fiber cement siding for the exterior. Tim shows the importance of […]
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