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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

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 […]

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Australia to check safety of ‘live’ foil insulation

February 10, 2010 by Jake Thomas

The insulation programme was suspended after it was linked to a number of electrocution deaths. Tens of thousands of homes will now have to be checked. Improperly installed foil insulation can conduct electricity from mains cables, effectively making the entire roof cavity live. The national insulation programme was a key plank of the Rudd government’s […]

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