People always ask me for advice on projects like I am Bob Villa or something. The truth is, I am more like Tim “The Tool Man” Taylor. I love tools but pretty much botch any project I start! After reading how to Install hardwood floors over at aconcordcarpenter.com I got
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Wow I can’t believe it is finally done. As always this took a lot longer than I expected. The one thing I can say is that I am so glad we tackled this project. Again our house is very small, so having a basement we can use makes a world
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Our basement project has turned out to engulf us a little more than we thought, but doesn’t that always happen? We have a pretty bad leak that we needed to fix before we started painting. The house was built in 1924, so there is no sump pump. Basically there is
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Ah painting, the thing I hate most. I think this is one of those things you either like doing or just flat out despise. When I started thinking about the paint, this is the first time I thought we actually had a big basement. Actually it’s not too bad. We
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Okay you installed your wood burning fireplace and you are set to have your first fire. Before you have your first fire we should probably go over a couple of things you need to know such as starting a fire, what to expect, how to properly maintain a fire and how
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We love our trucks just as much as we love our tools, so when it comes to protection and security a locking bed cover is a logical choice. There are many choices from fiberglass caps to fabric snap covers. I wanted something that locks and protects my cargo from the
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As you know we have been working on a project of installing a wood burning fireplace for some time. We already talked about the fireplace and the liner, now it is time to jump into the install process. Before we move on, this might be a great time to recommend
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You saw the reasons I went with a Blaze King and now it is time to talk about why I went with the DuraVent. I had a hard time when it came to a liner for a number of reasons. First, I had no idea what to look for and second I
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One of the biggest questions we get when we do any project is why did we pick a certain product. How do we know that is the best? How do we know that is right? I always feel bad when we answer people back because it tends to be
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Now I would like to say we created the perfect Fireplace Guide, but I know we didn’t. There truly is a lot to fireplaces. We didn’t want to cover everything, because that would be a website in its own. We did want to cover some of the most common terms,
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