"Flash floods are the most common hazards for building lots. These floods affect land that may seem safe." Building Lots For Sale - Not All Are Great The building lots for sale you're looking at may seem to be fine, but there could be many hazards that could affect the lot. Here are the […]
Sewer line roots cause clogs. The tree roots in a sewer line are one of the top ten plumbing problems. After finding your sewer line, install vertical pipes that let you poison the soil. You will never again have roots in the sewer line!
Are you a teacher or do you work in a school? I had the pleasure of helping teach a middle-school STEAM class in Missouri about ten days ago. Ms. Chantell Mason reached out to me to ask if I'd do a video conference with two of her classes. They had an assignment that put them […]
Here's a collection of photos showing how I connected up my Trex low-voltage lighting. Trex Low Voltage Lighting Is Easy to Connect First, allow me to show you what the lights look like when they're on: Check the June 3, 2016 AsktheBuilder Newsletter for information on how the deck looked prior to the remodeling!!
Ask the Builder Podcast 6 Highlights: Sarah and Tom's window is melting a neighbors vinyl siding! Steve's glass block window in his shower is leaking. Tim has a simple and fast solution. Pam has mystery salt deposits forming on her California garage floor. Why? Tim shares a story about what happens when gasoline is […]
New subscriber? Howdy! Everyone else? 😉 One of my hobbies is taking sunrise photos. I was blessed on Friday, March 09, 2018, to capture the following photo. I was standing on my deck about twenty minutes after sunrise. The low angle of the sun's rays created amazing shadows on the drifted fresh snow on frozen […]
PR Blunders - Be Very Careful and Use Common Sense Published: January 17, 2018 I'm a member of the working press covering the home improvement beat. My syndicated newspaper column Ask the Builder still runs in sixty newspapers across the USA. At the present time, public relations (PR) firms send me press releases each week […]
AsktheBuilder Newsletter Yesterday, I chatted a small love message to Kathy my wife. I was in my man cave (click here to see my awesome cave floor) over the garage, see the photo just above, and she was down in her warm basement conservatory office with a view out to the lake and her bird […]
Laundry Room Ideas - Beware Of Function Flaws! Laundry rooms are one of the hardest-working rooms in a house outside of the kitchen. I don't know about you, but I don't go into my laundry room to relax, read, watch TV or jump on my amateur radio. I go in there to get clothes clean, […]
Christmas is now less than two weeks away. I know you're busy this time of year. I use this time to catch my breath and to do some strategic planning for the next year. 2018 is beginning to look like it's going to be spectacular. I had a phone call this past Friday I wish […]
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