Cracked Grout on Tile Floor A few days ago, I was singing Happy Birthday for the third time to my granddaughter in the kitchen of her parent’s newer home. It was a festive morning and cake was served before lunch. After taking the first bite of the delicious cake my daughter made, I’m thinking this […]
What is the Best Heating System for House? - Well... You might overhear several pickup truck owners bragging about how their Ford or Chevy truck is better than all the rest. It might even be a Ram or Toyota owner. The odds of any of them convincing the other to change brands is more remote […]
Newsletter Issue #1170 Guess what? This could be your first issue! I sure hope I exceed your expectations. Since you're new around these parts, be sure to check out the special offer below on my entire Digital Library. You, though, may have hitched your wagon to my mastodon with issue #1003. If so, you undoubtedly […]
Timberland PRO Direct Attach Boots - Handsome and Tough I tried out my new Timberland PRO Direct Attach work boots today. They were nice and soft out of the box. While they seemed a little stiff when I first walked around, within an hour they felt like they were my trusted boots I'd worn for […]
AsktheBuilder Newsletter #1169 Is this your first issue? If so, I'm glad you're here. Each issue of my newsletter is created on the fly. I tap into what's happened the previous few days and share that life experience with you. It just so happens this is a bi-polar issue! I think you'll enjoy it. You […]
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 […]
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