Wallboard, paneling, acoustic tiles and linoleum flooring all had to go before the basement bath project could begin.  Looking at the room for the first time with an eye towards remodeling was more than a little overwhelming. Years of just being a corner that was not used in the basement led Read More…

There are many different reasons to consider purchasing Husqvarna’s TB 1000 Cordless Tiller.  For some gardeners, there is the green element, it uses  no fuel other than battery power. For others, its the beauty of not having to go through the headaches of starting Read More…

If you haven’t had the pleasure of getting your hands on a Metabo power tool, you really should. Of course, that being said, after seeing what you have been missing it will be hard to settle for less.  Like many of you, some of our tools pull double duty, drills used as drivers and drivers used as drills. The SB-18LTX will do both of these tasks, and also handles our hammer drill tasks.  If you are not familiar with Metabo Read More…

Out of the thousands of registrants for the Model 3600 Flooring Saw, local homebuilder Jerry Young’s name was drawn as the winner of Extreme How-To and Skil 2011 IBS  Contest. Once again congratulations to Jerry and to all of the registrants. The feedback we are hearing from this year’s  show was notably more upbeat than in recent years. The best description I heard was that the companies in attendance, were survivors and had weathered the storm, but now are ready to move forward with a leaner and more efficient operation.