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Organizing Tips for your Kitchen

One of the key ingredients to great cooking is good preparation. In the culinary arts, this is also known as Mise-en-place (pronounced [miz on plas]), a French term that means "everything in its place". In professional kitchens this refers to the concept of organizing and arranging the...

Easy Energy Saving Projects for your Kitchen & Bath

Want to make a difference in your energy bill but don’t want to get involved in a huge project? A great place to make a big impact with little effort is in your kitchen and bathroom. We’re not talking about tearing things apart and doing an expensive remodeling project, either. A few small changes...

Six Green Kitchen Ideas

Energy Efficient Appliances – The first, and obvious, place to green any kitchen is in the selection of Energy Star® appliances. As an extra benefit, often times utility companies will offer rebates for homeowners who purchase models that exceed the minimum standard.Compact Fluorescents (CFLs) –...

Job Site Tip: Bathroom Remodeling

Be sure to read these quick tips before starting your next bathroom remodeling project! Radiant Floor Heating – No other room in the house can benefit more from warm tiles on bare feet. Privacy Wall – More homeowners are choosing to wall-off the toilet to create a private space from the rest of the...

Design Ideas: Functional Kitchens

The primary objective in a functional kitchen is to create an efficient, effective work environment where even the most mundane of kitchen tasks are made easier. Consider these tips: Lower cabinets over countertops and choose lever or loop-type handles. Install lazy susans and pull-out shelves...

10 Tips for Getting More Leads From Home Shows

For most home improvement companies, generating leads and sales at home shows and events is a key part of the marketing plan. Some companies are better at this than others. What sets them apart? It isn’t having the best product. It isn’t a beautiful display. It isn’t giving away swag. Everyone does...

PVC Decking

With the warm weather arriving early this year, many people will be looking at the deck in their backyard and wondering if this is the year to update. The world of decking choices has changed over the years. Gone are the days when your choice was pressure treated or pressure treated. Today’s...

Composite Decking

Tips for Removing Finishing Nails from Molding

For as thin and tiny as finishing nails can be, they are sometimes tricky to remove. If not done carefully, they can even cause unnecessary damage to that expensive piece of molding you are trying to preserve. Here is some help for getting the nails out with the least amount of problems. Once you...

Preventing Kickback From A Circular Saw

The last thing that you want is a circular saw or the wood kicking back up at you and causing injury. Here are just a few ways to prevent kickback while using a circular saw:Check your bladeObviously the blade of your circular saw is the most important part of the machine. You will need to make...

Pneumatic Nailer Safety

One of the most dangerous tools that someone could easily use improperly is the pneumatic nail gun. If used correctly, the pneumatic nail gun is a great tool to make your work much faster. However, if it’s not used correctly, nails can easily be lodged in your fingers and/or hands. Worse yet, there...

Tips To Using A Caulking Gun

Using a caulking gun is essential as a delivery system to help you keep all of the cracks in your house sealed. Whether it’s for stopping water or air, mastering a caulk gun is a great skill to have. Here are some tips to use a caulk gun effectively:Have the right typeThere are many types of caulk...

Roofing Materials Storage Quick-Tip

Proper storage and handling of roofing materials at the job site ensures peak performance.Insulation, underlayment, felts, and polymer-modified bitumen sheets should be stored indoors; water-based adhesives, acrylic coatings and emulsions should be protected from freezing. If indoor storage is not...

Tips For Staining Your Wood Deck

Staining your deck is a fairly simple task and it can keep your deck looking vibrant year after year. If your deck needs to be stained, here’s how to do it: Clean it Take your grill, furniture, etc. off of your deck and get out your pressure washer. Use the washer on the deck to get the extra gunk...

Choosing Caulks and Sealants

When choosing the right caulk and sealants for your next job, it’s important to take into account a product’s specific qualities: flexibility, adhesion, paintability and service life. Selecting the wrong product for the application can cost you in production time and callbacks. Preliminary...

Combating Air Infiltration

Many homes experience air infiltration that results in poor energy efficiency. Air infiltration can cause an uncomfortable living environment any time of year, but its main toll can be found on a homeowner's heating bill during the colder seasons. Adding insulation alone simply isn't enough. This...

OSHA Begins 90 Day Phase-In of New Fall Protection Requirements

Last December, OSHA rescinded its Interim Fall Protection Compliance Guidelines for Residential Construction, which had been in place since 1995. Effective June 16, 2011, employers must provide conventional fall protection systems - to protect all employees engaged in residential construction...

Legislation Includes $200 Window & Door Tax Credit

The Window and Door Manufacturers Association (WDMA) reported that the compromise tax legislation extending the Bush tax cuts will include a 25c tax credit that will include a 10 percent credit, up to $200 for Energy Star windows and skylights, and a 10 percent credit, up to $500, for Energy Star...

How to Identify Real Green from inchGreenwashing inch

How to Identify Real Green from "Greenwashing"

It seems everywhere you look nowadays everyone is promoting themselves or their product as "green." But how do you separate "real green" from "greenwashing" - that is, products that are advertised as green without truly offering environmental or health benefits?Manufacturer Commitment To...

Use System Thinking On Your Next Roofing Project.

There is more to roofing than just nailing down shingles. A roofing system must also adequately ventilate the attic space. Proper roof ventilation prevents shingles from curling and reduces energy bills. Research shows that a simple balanced system of soffit vents and continuous ridge vents is the...

Fastener Code Confusion

It’s not uncommon to see claims of “Code Approved” printed on some fastener cartons and literature, as well as variations such as “Code Accepted,” ICBO Approved,” ICBO Certified,” and “ICBO Approval Qualifications.” The problem is the words are misleading and may not meet local building codes. If...

Five Steps To Making Your Pruners Like New Again

Every once in a while those pruners that have been hacking away at bushes need a little TLC. Here are five steps to keeping your pruners looking like new:1) DisassembleIf it looks like it’s easy to take apart and put together your pruners to clean them, you should definitely take them apart....

Four Steps for Filling a Nail Hole in a Wall

Dilemma: You want to move a picture to a different wall location, but now you have to deal with the hole that is left behind. The easy solution is to hang something new in the same spot. However, if you just want a clean & clear surface, follow the steps below to fill the hole. 1) Put a nail in...

Protecting Interior Surfaces While Painting

When you’re painting it’s inevitable that the excess paint on your brush or roller will come off in places that you don’t want it to. These are some reminders of things to protect so you don’t have to look at paint on it for the next several years (or you just want to save on paint thinner):Move...

Repairing Rotted Window Sills

Window sills take quite a beating. Constant exposure to the sun, rain and ice can take a toll, especially when water finds its way beneath the layer of paint and caulk. Ongoing exposure to moisture can cause the sill to rot, a process that only gets worse over time. If left unchecked, the rot will...

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