Ed Dowd the Number Cruncher Shares Facts I shared this video with my 25,000 newsletter subscribers on March 1, 2023. The sole intention was to provide my subscribers with information they previously might not have known about. As you'd expect, there was both positive and negative feedback. The email content of what I sent to […]
Home Depot Quartz Countertop Story Two days ago, February 24, 2023, I found myself re-installing three sinks for a young woman Kathy and I know from our church. She had new countertops installed in her kitchen and two bathrooms by Home Depot. The day before I was at her home as the countertop contract workers […]
Artificial Intelligence and Home Improvement - Humans 1 AI Zero I’m celebrating my thirtieth year of doing my best to protect you against home improvement scams, not-so-good products, and anything that’s a threat to you when it comes to building, remodeling, or maintaining your home. I’ve stood up to billion-dollar corporations to prevail on your […]
ChatGPT vs Tim Carter a Real Human Below are two columns. One was written by the artificial intelligence software ChatGPT. The other was written by me, Tim Carter. I was an award-winning builder before I started my syndicated newspaper column Ask the Builder. After reading each one, think about how authoritative each one is. Are […]
Lead in Ceramic Coffee Mugs - You Could be Killing Yourself Slowly Do you have ceramic mugs as you see in the photo above? Did you know the silica glaze and the pigments used in them often contain lead? Did you know how little lead it makes to make you sick? I copied this from […]
Lead in Old Pyrex Bowls Do you have any old kitchen bowls like you see in the photo above? I grew up with bowls just like it. In fact, each night for two years in the early 1970s I ate a pint of plain Skyline chili with onions and cheese in a red Prex bowl […]
How to Prevent Contractor Mistakes - Phone Call Help and Due Diligence I feel it’s my job to save you as much money and time as possible on every project you plan to do at your home. While it’s a noble quest, I’m thwarted each day by two or three things. First and foremost, if […]
Painting Rusty Metal and Steel - Prevent Explosions! Did you see in the recent news the catastrophic gas explosion that killed nine people on the island of Jersey in the English Channel? It’s early in the investigation and the experts may not ever be able to pinpoint the cause, but I have my own idea […]
Loan Prepayment Benefits - You Can Save Thousands of Dollars My youngest daughter moved out West thousands of miles away from me in 2022. Once in her new city, she had to purchase her first car. She bought a used car from Carvana. At the time of the purchase, she had a job prospect but […]
How to Use an Old Drywall Lath Hatchet - Keep it Razor Sharp This video was probably recorded in the 1950s. The installer is putting up 3/8-inch-thick drywall lath panels. These lath panels were often 16 inches wide and normally 4 feet long. They were introduced in the early 1900s. Some call it rock lath. […]
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