Tim Carter demonstrates in this third video of the series how to cut out the wall sheathing and install the much needed sill flashing. The window install has been happening over a period of days and it's being done on a garage that has fiber cement siding for the exterior. Tim shows the importance of […]
Tim Carter demonstrates in this second video of a four-part series how to create the actual rough window opening. Tim has removed the drywall and starts to install the king studs that run from the wall top plate to the bottom plate. Then he shows how to install the header across the top of the […]
Tim Carter shows in this first of four videos how to install a new window in an existing wall. This first video covers the planning and important tips to consider before demolition begins. Installing a new window is not as simple as you might think. There's much involved, even for a simple wall with wood […]
How To Fix Wood Rot Video 4 of 4 Tim Carter shows you step by step in this four part video series how to repair wood rot and SAVE hundreds and thousands of dollars. Carter reveals an amazing wood fortifier product and a two-part wood epoxy that can be sanded, stained, and painted. After […]
How To Fix Wood Rot Video 3 of 4 Tim Carter shows you step by step in this four part video series how to repair wood rot and SAVE hundreds and thousands of dollars. Carter reveals an amazing wood fortifier product and a two-part wood epoxy that can be sanded, stained, and painted. After the […]
How To Fix Wood Rot Video 2 of 4 Tim Carter shows you step by step in this four part video series how to repair wood rot and SAVE hundreds and thousands of dollars. Carter reveals an amazing wood fortifier product and a two-part wood epoxy that can be sanded, stained, and painted. After the […]
How To Fix Wood Rot Video 1 Of 4 Tim Carter shows you step by step in this four part video series how to repair wood rot and SAVE hundreds and thousands of dollars. Carter reveals an amazing wood fortifier product and a two-part wood epoxy that can be sanded, stained, and painted. After the […]
The above is a classic test to see if Morse code operators can beat young kids texting. Here's what you don't realize unless you're a Morse operator. The guys sending Morse on Jay Leno's show were doing it probably at only 20 words per minute (WPM). It's not unusual for good operators to be up […]
Last night while helping my wife Kathy get dinner ready she said, "I saw one of your peers on a national news morning show today." (This was from my December 8, 2015 Newsletter.) "Really? What was he showing?" "He was talking about these caulks where you can actually caulk your window to the frame to […]
Did you read the book Shoeless Joe? You should. It's the basis for the Field of Dreams movie. It's very close to the movie - or should I say the movie stays very close to the book. One of the tearjerker scenes in the movie is when Ray is talking with the ghost or image […]
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