A number of months ago I was contracted to restore a house that had major flood damage on all three levels of the residence. A second floor toilet leaked when the owners were on vacation, and this simple problem completely ruined much of the second, first, and lower...
Not that many years ago it was simple to decide on what sink you wanted to use in a kitchen remodel. It was stainless or porcelain. However, over the years there have been many different options, not only in style, but also in finish. Lately, many remodels that I have...
My tile man was in the process of installing a herringbone backsplash in a customer’s kitchen. I checked on his progress and discovered that he had made an error, and the complicated pattern wouldn’t be even on both sides. We could have continued and it is...
AC glue is a water-based, cyanoacrylate glue that sets extremely fast. It has as many uses as the user can think of. In the following example I’m using it to quickly adhere a template for a circular drywall cut for a in-house sound system. See photos below. I...
It is common to get a product from overseas that is poorly manufactured. It is also common to use the refrain, “What what do you expect it was made in (fill in your choice of country). If a product was made in Germany, America, or Japan most of us would assume...
