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Laying Out Ceramic Tiles/Tiling a Sunroom with Porcelain Tile Update Number Two

April 21, 2010 by Chad Gillikin

Several factors affect tile layout. My suggestion is before installing the tile permanently, do a dry run. Lay out the tiles, dry(using no mortar) to see what works best for you. In large areas I usually use a focal point as my center, but if the focal point method causes me to have a small perimeter tile, […]

Filed Under: Flooring, Home Improvement Tagged With: Bosch, Building Materials, hardwood flooring, Home Improvement Projects

Tiling a Sun Room, First Installment

April 18, 2010 by Chad Gillikin

Backerboard Installation

Many years ago I converted a porch into a sun-room for my parents. The room gets more use than others and has become a family room where everyone gathers to watch TV, talk or to just enjoy the view afforded by the walls of windows.  In recent years, mom’s small dogs have slept there. And […]

Filed Under: Extreme How-To, Flooring, Weekend Projects Tagged With: Bosch, Building Materials, Extreme How-To, Home Improvement Projects, tile flooring, Tile Installation

Dock Renovation Update Number One

April 9, 2010 by Chad Gillikin

Just like you, I cringe when I have to pick up material for a big project.  The current stage of dock renovation is painting everything, structural steel, wood on the fish house and gear closets.   So for months prep work has been going on. All metal must have the loose rust removed.  I have […]

Filed Under: Extreme How-To, Outdoor Living, Tools, Weekend Projects Tagged With: Bosch, Building Materials, dock painting, dock repair, Extreme How-To, Home Improvement Projects, paint crew plus, paint prepping, PaintEater, prep metal to paint, Rustoleum, Tools, ValSpar Duramax, Wagner

Springtime Projects for the Home Improvement Enthusiast

April 5, 2010 by Chad Gillikin

Spraying the eaves with the Milwaukee Tools airless paint system

Well this past weekend temperatures here in the Deep South  hit the mid 80s. What happened to the mild 70s I wanted?  The greening of the trees means it’s time for outside projects to move from planning to doing. Here are a few of the things we are working on. Matt is working diligently to […]

Filed Under: Extreme How-To, Outdoor Living, Tools, Weekend Projects Tagged With: Building Materials, composite dock material, Dock, dock decking, dock repair, Extreme How-To, Fluke Ti32, Home Improvement Projects, M12 Power, marine paint, Milwaukee Tools, Paint Systems, Tools

Wow, what a great tool tryout weekend!

March 29, 2010 by Chad Gillikin

This past weekend I had a few tools to use and review that I was really excited about. Now many times, these great expectations die a quick death to the  reality in the field use trials. Well, this weekend was nothing like that.  I cannot tell you how cool the Fluke TI-32 Infrared Camera unit is.  I […]

Filed Under: Extreme How-To, Tools Tagged With: Building Materials, Extreme How-To, Fluke Measuring Tools, Home Improvement Projects, Home Safety, Insulation, mold in construction, plumbing, thermography, Tool News, Tools, waterproofing

Before I did this…

March 17, 2010 by Chad Gillikin

It is springtime in Alabama. Forsythia is already blooming, jonquils and crocus are beginning to drop their blooms, but the nights are still cool and the grass is still brown.  Spring is a time of rebirth for plants, animals and even careers.   How does one become an online media person? Well the road has many […]

Filed Under: Extreme How-To, Home Improvement, Weekend Projects Tagged With: Extreme How-To, Home Improvement Projects, Punch! Software

Trends in Tools

March 12, 2010 by Chad Gillikin

I was talking with my good friend Doug Mahoney yesterday. Doug is editor of ToolSnob, and writes the tool columns for Popular Science and Popular Mechanics, but his real job is as a builder in Boston. One of the subjects we talked about was upcoming trends in tools and products.  We have seen the new […]

Filed Under: Extreme How-To, Home Improvement, Tools Tagged With: Building Materials, Butane torch, caulk, copper fittings, Energy Efficiency, Extreme How-To, finishing systems., Home Improvement Projects, Home Safety, HVLP, Paint Systems, Pipemaster, plumbing, presoldered fitting, Punch! Software, Tools

Survey Results of EHT Readers

March 11, 2010 by Jake Thomas

About a week ago I polled 10,000 readers regarding various areas related to Extreme How-To. Thank you to all who participated.  Surveys help us better target future “How-To” articles to areas of your interest.  I wasn’t surprised by the responses on the numbers of you planning  on painting or gardening/landscaping, but the numbers of you planning bigger […]

Filed Under: Extreme How-To, Home Improvement Tagged With: Building Materials, Extreme How-To, Home Improvement Projects, Survey Results

Can You Imagine the Size of the Needle? “Improper Use of Caulk”

March 8, 2010 by Chad Gillikin

(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 […]

Filed Under: Home Improvement Tagged With: Building Materials, caulk, Energy Efficiency, Home Improvement Projects

Is Your Contractor Deceiving You? Read about our Experience.

March 1, 2010 by Chad Gillikin

Lie Number one of Baugher Construction

(Editor’s Note: This is a follow-up post to an earlier post that generated more responses than any post to date, to see the earlier posts see The First Post Here, identify the black substance in the picture and the next post related to the up charge for the Cabinetry. These two previous posts lead us […]

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