Tim Carter's Favorite Books - Some Great Ones Here This is a partial list of my favorite books. It's not in any order at all. CLICK or TAP each book cover to discover more. I'd scroll through them to see what you might like. I do have a penchant for history books. Here's my favorite […]
Wallpaper Borders QUESTION #1: Hello Tim. Trends and designs change and I’m convinced wallpaper will rise from the ashes. I’d like to start the resurgence and install some wallpaper borders in a few rooms in my home. What can you share to make this job go smoothly? Have you ever put in a border halfway […]
Use the following link to start your shopping at Amazon.com. CLICK HERE to begin shopping. Thanks for doing this. Everything you buy at Amazon, using the above link, helps keep the content for FREE here at AsktheBuilder.com. Click here to read in my November 29, 2019 Newsletter how this helps the AsktheBuilder Newsletter. This was […]
Outdoor Shed Tips QUESTION #1: Tim, what can you tell me about outdoor sheds? I’m thinking it could end up being an outdoor retreat more than it might be for garden stuff and junk. How can you keep a shed cool that bakes in the sun all day? I want to make sure the shed […]
Dr. John Alexander - University of Cincinnati Chemistry Professor Dr. John Alexander was a physical chemistry professor at the University of Cincinnati (UC). I was fortunate to have him as my physical chemistry lab professor in the 1971-72 academic year. It's important to realize he was a young professor and I estimate he was no […]
Ask the Builder Podcast 24 Paint Odor Blocker: Paint Odor Blocker - Tim Carter, the founder of AsktheBuilder.com, chats with Colleen in the Washington DC area about a lingering paint odor in a bedroom. The room was painted nearly three months ago and the odor persists. Tim suggests a little-known product to block the […]
25th AsktheBuilder Anniversary October 2, 2018 is the 25th anniversary of my Ask the Builder syndicated newspaper column. I’m very proud of surviving this long as a writer and publisher and thought I’d share some of the good and the bad I’ve seen since that morning I waited outside in the dark for the newspaper […]
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In this video, Tim Carter shows how you can rekey locks yourself using the Kwikset Smartkey Security system. He demonstrates it on his Kobalt Series 3000 tool chest.
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