When people go to the handy dandy residential homeowners warehouse store such as Home Depot or Menards, or to the local HWI or Ace hardware store to buy wire for the typical homeowner home improvement projects they are often not dealt with honestly by those retailers. An informed shopper can avoid those pitfalls that do ...
Repairing masonry work need not be something that puts the fear of a Mayan god into you. Get yourself a trowel, a mallet, a chisel and determination and, well, I guess you should get a rag with which to wipe away the sweat. Once you’ve got all those things, repairing masonry is a gas. Let’s ...
Everyone has a talent, something you do well enough to earn money for it. Conversely, everyone has a need for something they aren’t able to get or do for themselves. If you put these two together in an equitable trade, you have bartering. When I lived in the country, I bartered regularly for all sorts ...
Arm & Hammer, a company owned by Church & Dwight, got it’s start in 1834 when Dr. Austin Church decided to produce sodium bicarbonate on a commercial scale, rather than stay at his medical practice. Arm & Hammer has been around for over 155 years, and when I think of their baking soda I picture ...
If you are working with delicate parts when building something, then there can be times that you need a vise that will not damage the parts. Metal vises sometimes just don’t do the job too well because the teeth on them can leave scars in a part that has been placed in them. It is ...
Perhaps it’s different in other parts of the world, I honestly couldn’t say, but I somehow doubt it. Here in Colorado, the first chirping bird is a beautiful sound. On the heels of that sound are breezes pregnant with the promise of warmer weather, the cautious opening of windows, and the first curious buds peeping ...
Transitional plumbing fittings create an easy way for the homeowner to connect different types of pipes made of different materials. PVC, copper, even galvanized iron can be connected to one another with the use of the proper fitting. However, it is essential that not only you choose the right transitional plumbing fitting for the job ...
Winter hit with blistering cold temperatures and record snowfalls for much of the country and left gardeners wondering what damage was done to their plot of land. Luckily for us, plants are as resilient as kids and will come bouncing back with a vengeance. However, you may want to brush up on some of the ...
Plato was a famous philosopher and the student of another famous philosopher, Socrates. In Plato’s writings, he often writes as if his teacher, Socrates, were the one speaking. One of his most famous pieces is known as The Allegory of the Cave. Plato uses this allegory to illustrate his views on the different levels of ...
While you may feel that you are a fairly good “do-it-yourselfer,” the time will come when you need to call in a professional to perform the task at hand in order to maintain your home. This may also be true if you lack the necessary time to complete the project, or if doing the job ...