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Aerate Your Lawn For Healthier Grass

April 14, 2011 by Chad Gillikin

Here in the South, spring or fall are the best times for aeration.  In our area, heavy clay soils require frequent aeration, but check with your local officials to determine what is best for your yard.  I use a Husqvarna GTH-26 garden tractor to pull my Agri-Fab Plug/Core Aerator with 100 pounds of concrete block […]

Filed Under: Extreme How-To, Home Improvement, Outdoor Living, Tools, Weekend Projects Tagged With: Aeration, Husqvarna Outdoor Power, Lawn Care, Outdoor Living, Outdoor Power Equipment, Tools, Yard maintenance

Using Acrylic Blocks To Bring In The Light, Basement Bath Design idea

April 11, 2011 by Chad Gillikin

One of the issues when doing a basement makeover is light.  Since basements are typically below grade, natural light is often hard to come by. However many basements have at least one side that opens to the outside and our basement bath was in need of natural light. One of the ways to accomplish this […]

Filed Under: Bathroom, Extreme How-To, Home Improvement, Weekend Projects Tagged With: bathroom project, Bosch, Building Materials, Door makeover, Home Improvement Projects

Basement Bath, Demolition and Prep Work Before Rough-In

April 5, 2011 by Chad Gillikin

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

Filed Under: Bathroom, Extreme How-To, Tools Tagged With: Basement bath construction, bathroom project, Bosch, Hilti, Milwaukee Tools, Tools

Basement Bath, Design Stage, Considerations and Solutions

April 4, 2011 by Chad Gillikin

A 10 feet by 8 feet space was once considered large for a bath, but that was before the excesses of the 90s led to baths becoming a featured element in home designs.  Large cavernous baths began to appear and the simple, functional baths of earlier days were mocked by Realtors

Filed Under: Bathroom, Extreme How-To, Home Improvement

Adding a Basement Bath Below Grade, What To Do First?

March 29, 2011 by Chad Gillikin

Before beginning any project, you first need to take measurements, accurate measurements. I don’t mean just the length and width, but also the height and if you are working in a basement environment,

Filed Under: Bathroom, Extreme How-To, Home Improvement Tagged With: basement bath design, bathroom addition, bathroom project, Home Improvement Projects, plumbing, Punch! Software, Tile, tile flooring

Basement Bath Project Video, Keeping Your Wall Tiles Level the Easy Way

March 8, 2011 by Chad Gillikin

Check out our video on keeping wall tiles straight using a ledger board. Even a first time tiler can achieve professional results.

Filed Under: Extreme How-To, Home Improvement Tagged With: Basement Bath, Bosch, Building Materials, Extreme How-To, Home Improvement Projects, Laser level for Tiling, Tile, Tiling a Wall

First Cordless Tiller Quietly Getting the Job Done, the Husqvarna TB 1000

February 18, 2011 by Chad Gillikin

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

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Metabo SB-18LTX is Extreme How-To’s Tool of the Week

February 1, 2011 by Chad Gillikin

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 […]

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Electrical Tools You Should Have

January 27, 2011 by Chad Gillikin

If you are about to tackle any electrical jobs, there are some tools that you should have to do a professional quality job. The first tool is called a sheath ripper. I highly recommend this inexpensive tool as it may save a trip to the emergency

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Stihl HSA-65 36 Volt Cordless Hedge Trimmer is Our Tool of the Day

January 12, 2011 by Chad Gillikin

We have seen many cordless outdoor products, mostly string trimmers and some hedge clippers.  It doesn’t even feel right comparing the Stihl HSA-65 to any of those prior experiences, so we won’t. But if you have a stack of non-working trimmers and other cordless outdoor products, put those reservations aside when you think about Stihl’s […]

Filed Under: Home Improvement, Outdoor Living, Tools Tagged With: Outdoor Living, Outdoor Power Equipment, Tool News, Tools

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