Month: January 2022

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Simple Tools For Calming Down Anyone Working in the Construction Industry

Simple Tools For Calming Down Anyone Working in the Construction Industry

When I first started working in construction, in the late 1970s it seemed like every person on the job had an attitude. The carpenters didn’t like the plumbers, the plumbers didn’t like the electricians and the electricians didn’t like …

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What’s Good About a Bosch Drill?

What’s Good About a Bosch Drill?

A drill has always been part of a worker’s life. You may be a hardworking contractor but if the tools aren’t perfectly doing their job, you’ll end up having muscle strain, injury or the end result of what you’re working on is not what …

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Wasting Energy is Not Cool – The Draft Stopper is the Sensible Solution

Wasting Energy is Not Cool – The Draft Stopper is the Sensible Solution

Many different products have been designed to try and help us overcome the problems associated with energy loss in the home. It’s an unfortunate fact of life that every single building that we live in is very …

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How to Unclog a Toilet

How to Unclog a Toilet

The task of going near a toilet with the intention of unclogging it is not a particularly appealing one. However, this is something you will need to attempt yourself, particularly if you do not wish to pay for a plumber to come and fix the …

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Banishing Roofing Repair Ripoffs

Banishing Roofing Repair Ripoffs

When hailstorms hit Madison, Wisconsin in July, the damaged roofs they left in their wake prompted experts to warn city homeowners about roofing repair companies. Soon thereafter, yard signs and flyers from roof repair companies littered the neighborhood. In response, reported, “Local contractors and consumer protection …

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The Need for Home Repair Permits

The Need for Home Repair Permits

Before making aesthetic changes, you would have to start fixing up damaged or even faulty equipment on all aspects of the house. Jump starting on home repairs can really help in improving the look of your home. It is important to include this in …

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Mobile Home Insulated Skirting – The Myths and Facts

Mobile Home Insulated Skirting – The Myths and Facts

There is a lot of misinformation and foolish myths regarding insulated mobile home skirting. People have told me that they have heard that it will promote mold growth and that the underside of the home has to breath. Others have told …

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Learning Where You Should Turn When Researching Garage Floor Cleaning Products

Learning Where You Should Turn When Researching Garage Floor Cleaning Products

Of all the surface types that you encounter in your home every day, the one that you find in the typical garage is certainly one of the most difficult to clean. There appear to be easily available products to …