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Set Tile Without Mastic or Thinset
8 commentsSkip the mess and stick ceramic tile right to the wall using a new peel and stick mat.
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Green Driveway Paving
2 commentsMany driveways are oversized to provide extra room for backing and turning and parking for occasional guests. Excess pavement often overwhelms a small lot and increases storm water runoff. On a recent project I used blacktop pavement for the high traffic area with Turfstone ™, a green pervious paving alternative around the perimeter for extra swing room when turning and extra off-street parking.
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Coping Inside Corners With a Jigsaw
2 commentsThe Collins Coping Foot is a jigsaw base that allows you to cope trim and molding quickly and accurately
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Paper Countertops Look and Feel Like Stone
14 commentsPaper might not seem like a suitable raw material for countertop fabrication, but when saturated with resin, heated, and compressed, the result is surprisingly stonelike.
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Dust Shmust-- Just get 'er done!
2 commentsIt’s hard to be diligent about personal safety day in and day out.
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Can I justify the luxury of instant hot water?
1 commentTurns out that enjoying instant hot water in a drafty old house can save energy.
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Four Solutions to Kitchen-Storage Problems
2 commentsInnovative fixes for kitchen-storage dilemmas
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Today's Wood Products are Easy for Mold to Eat
As wood goes through the refining process, susceptibility to mold increases.
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What's the Difference Between a Trellis, an Arbor, and a Pergola?
Although the terms often are used interchangeably, trellises, arbors, and pergolas are distinctly different structures.
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Garage Progress
We're making good progress on the garage shop at the project house. Drywall is hung, carriage doors are installed and the new front facade has been painted. read more
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