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Ballasts for holding down plastic sheeting
Ballasts made from pvc pipe filled with sand and capped are vey useful in holdiing down plastic sheeting when pressure washing or scraping the exterior of a house. The sheeting can be wrapped around...
Curved Pergola
This Pergola was designed to fit over an existing curved patio. The location of two doors needing access and gutters added to the challenge.
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Recent comments
Re: Concern Over EPA's Proposed New Lead-Safe Rule
No one ever mentions the repercussions of all that plastic that is now destined for our landfills. Wrap the house, 1000 square feet per side and a cost of at least $100+ for the sheeting. Take a lunch break, pack it all up and then wrap it again when you return. Do it all again until the prep is completed. That's a lot of plastic and a lot of added expense.
posted: 6:47 am on July 4thRe: Ballasts for holding down plastic sheeting
Add a pair of spring clamps when working off of a roof to keep the pipes from rolling.
posted: 10:17 am on February 21stRe: Drilling out a 1-1/2 inch deadbolt hole to a new 2-1/8 inch hole
This is a very helpful idea. Beats trying to hold the larger hole saw steady long enough to start the cut with no drill bit as reference. Thanks.
posted: 12:55 pm on October 3rdRe: Decorative Gable
This is so much more interesting than the horizontal stripes you usually see with siding. Nicely done.
posted: 12:44 pm on October 3rdRe: Ask the EPA About the New Lead Paint Remodeling Law
I've been searching for an available location to receive the training in Oklahoma and am coming up empty. Any suggestions?
posted: 4:17 am on May 4th