Patio Puddles DEAR TIM: I’ve got a problem I need you to solve. You see each time it rains I have a puddle develop on the outer edge of my circular patio. It’s older concrete and it appears the puddle is related to a crack that’s above a low retaining wall the patio rests on. […]
Ask The Builder · 69: Free Standing Tree House Animated GIF by Marty Hovey Copyright 1995 Marty Hovey Free Standing Tree House Podcast: Tim Carter received a free standing tree house email from Joe who lives in South Carolina. He sent an amazing video you MUST watch below. I pray that Joe leaves […]
Newsletter Music Naked If I Want To Naked If I Want To was featured in the May 10, 2020 AsktheBuilder.com newsletter. It's a quirky short ballad by Moby Grape. CLICK or TAP HERE to read all past AsktheBuilder.com newsletters. CLICK or TAP HERE to listen to all the music featured in past AsktheBuilder.com newsletters. Stain […]
WELL, WELL, WELL! It’s a pleasure to make your acquaintance. You’re a new subscriber and I’m so glad you’re here. I’ll do my best to help you save scads of time and money on all your home improvement projects. Did you know I listen to music when I compose this newsletter? Soon you will see […]
Cat Tongue Tape - It Grips Well and So Will You I've been testing Cat Tongue Tape for about three months. So far it works really well. How Did You Test the Cat Tongue Tape? I put it on the back of my cell phone to help reduce the chance of it slipping from my […]
Wood-Fired Kiln - Easy to Do in Hours This is the video I watched that gave me the inspiration to build our prototype wood-fired kiln. This is the kiln my youngest daughter requested. Read the back story in my May 3, 2020 Newsletter. Read an update in the February 14, 2021 AsktheBuilder Newsletter. I've captured […]
Crawlspace Wall Insulation Podcast: Tim Carter received a great crawlspace wall insulation email from Craig who lives in Ohio. He sent amazing photos you can see below. Craig wrote: "Hi Tim, My crawlspace is about 660 square feet. I've attached pictures of the current condition in the crawl space. The insulation was simply nailed into […]
Into The West was featured in the May 3, 2020 AsktheBuilder.com newsletter. This is sung by Annie Lennox. CLICK or TAP HERE to listen to all the music featured in past AsktheBuilder.com newsletters. Stain Solver, the best and most powerful certified organic cleaner on Earth, is the sponsor of the Newsletter Music. Show your support. […]
Wet Room Ideas Podcast: Tim Carter received a great wet room ideas email from Jen who lives in Texas. Read her comments below and then CLICK to LISTEN to the Wet Rooms Ideas Podcast. She wrote: "Hi, Tim, I'm about to remodel my master bathroom. The concept of Japanese soaking tubs got me inspired and […]
Sink Smells Bad Podcast 65 - Click to Listen: Tim Carter called Renee who lives in Chicago about her smelly sink. As soon as Renee described what she does to make the sink smell bad, Tim knew the cause. Why Does a Sink Smell Bad? A sink smells bad because a biofilm collects on the […]
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