Auger bit users dread few things worse than encountering nails hidden in studs, joists, or sill plates. Until now, those hidden nails typically meant two things – the end of an expensive bit and a very sore wrist at the end of the day. With the introduction of the Nailkiller™ Auger Bit this week, Bosch […]
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Can You Imagine the Size of the Needle? “Improper Use of Caulk”
(Editor’s Note, The complete story is found on NJ.COM link is at the end of the blurb. Wow, this one is even too weird for Stupid Home Improvement Tricks. Would this be considered home improvement for tax purposes?) NEWARK — Six women from the Essex County area who wanted fuller bottoms ended up in hospitals […]
Stupid Home Improvement Tricks and Other Things We Have Done and Hoped No One Was Looking
Several times a year, home improvement editors and trade magazine editors travel to see new products, tools and etc. Now some of the time we spend traveling together to meals and activities, and this gives us a chance to talk shop. (This is what we tell our employers anyway.) Actually we talk about the things […]
Copper versus Pex Plumbing
PEX plumbing is being used more frequently in today’s construction, tell us about your experience with it. Have you used it in existing construction or new construction and does its advantages outweigh copper pipe? From a cost perspective, which is less expensive. I have used it in vacation homes that have experienced freezing problems in the past. And yes […]