It’s time to give your lawn its back-to-school haircut. Be sure to keep the edges neat when you do. A powered lawn edger provides a dramatic step up in cutting power from a string trimmer, utilizing a rigid steel […]
Archives for August 2012
811 to CYA
An enthusiastic DIY homeowner in our area recently incurred some serious expenses during a deck expansion project. The problem: When digging the footings he cut into an underground utility line and was slapped with a hefty bill for the repairs. And sadly, the cost […]
Deck Makeover Update….6 years later
The cleaning and staining of the deck was way past due (for probably 3-4 years). Six years ago I wrote this article (http://extremehowto.com/deck-makeover/) describing the details involved in the pressure-washing and staining of my deck. I wasn’t coaching youth sports anymore, and my kids were playing school ball. I foolishly thought that I would have […]
Sometimes, Only a Table Saw Will Do…
Here’s an example one of those unexpected chores that seem to come up on every remodeling job … In this case, I had to fabricate a replica of a partial window sill. The original sill had rotted into a spongy material to the point that I suspect the wood may never have been pressure-treated. […]
HomeFixated Displays Impeccable Taste in Magazines
I noticed that our friend Marc from HomeFixated.com — a very cool home-improvement and tool review blog — showed Extreme How-To some love with his post titled, “Six Magazines Every HomeFixated Homeowner Should Subscribe To.” Marc is a friend of the magazine, and we usually run into him at trade shows and press events. You […]