Drain Clog Prevention The inspiration for this column came from two different friends of mine who live in Los Angeles (LA), California yet don’t know each other, but do know that I’ve been a master plumber since 1981. One was my best friend Steve who asked me about a mailer he received from a local […]
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 […]
Newsletter Issue #1168 You have such great taste in friends! You're right up front with Jack, Elisabeth, Jimmy, Coleen, Iyrs, Joan, and about 120 other new subscribers in the past seven days. WOW! Thanks for your trust. This should be an interesting issue for you. How about you, though? Maybe your first issue was #329. […]
A History of Old Tech Geology Building University of Cincinnati This page has been copied from deep in the bowels of the University of Cincinnati website in case it disappears in the future. Already the UC website is throwing 404-page errors for the larger full-sized photos of the extra photos that are linked to from […]
Hot Water Runs Out Fast - Especially in Winter Arlen is a subscriber to my FREE newsletter. He knows I've been a master plumber since 1981 and would have some insight. He shared this with me: My wife was taking a normal shower last week and suddenly ran out of hot water. I checked the […]
Relocating a Bathtub - It can be Challenging Over the weekend, I got Steve out of a big jamb. He lives near Pittsburgh, and his wife decided it was time to tear out an outdated platform bathtub. She wanted a new sleek soaking tub shaped like an elongated giant vessel sink. I must admit, they […]
Window Restoration A fellow amateur radio operator sent me a photo of a wood window that’s in his girlfriend’s bathroom. The window is suffering from some rot and the sash frame is starting to separate. While I don’t have the epic enhanced observation powers exhibited by the Shawn Spencer character in the popular and funny […]
eTape16™ Review - It's Superb I've tested countless tape measures in my life. You'd be surprised at the differences between them. The eTape16™ immediately got my attention as soon as I tried it out. Two different models were sent to me. The eTAPE has evolved over the past few years getting better and better. The […]
Newsletter Issue 1167 Is this your first issue? You're in fine fine company! Guess who else joined the party this week? Here's a partial list: Audra, Benjamin, Maggie (May?), Don, Charis, and so so many more. It appears more than 150 new subscribers are here today. Wow! I'm humbled by your trust! It's all about […]
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