Marc Lyman The Lux Products TX9000TS Thermostat found its way into my life last winter after reading about it in Consumer reports. It turns out they liked it. I had been waiting forever for a programmable thermostat …
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The Porter Cable FR350A makes swinging a hammer almost quaint. I decided to buy a framing nailer a couple years ago since I have lot more faith in my ability to aim and shoot than …
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Our bathtub used to be a horrible shade of almond, or maybe it was pinkish-beige. Whatever it was, it was not pretty. Since ripping out the whole old tub was not in the budget, we …
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Cutting down trees and shrubs is no big deal, unless of course you actually want to dig out the stump. If so, those pesky roots can make for an all-out stump wrestling battle. For the …
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The PullzAll by Warn is an amazingly handy tool for pulling and lifting heavy loads. You know those “come-alongs” that seem so handy for pulling and lifting loads? Well, the Warn Pullzall will make you …
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If you are smart/brave/foolish enough to pull a city permit your current home improvement project, then you know it is all about keeping your inspector happy. Maybe “keeping” is not the right word. “Making” is …
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Lets face it, home improvement is dirty, dirty business. I am seem to be unable to to take on any project without making a mess my significant other disapproves of. I could be polishing a …
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Air tools are already fun/dangerous, but the Porter Cable Palm Nailer is one of the greatest air tools yet. If you have ever endured the psychosis-inducing frustration of trying to hammer a nail in a …
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Many of you outside of warm, sunny San Diego might rely on hydronic heating from baseboard heaters. That’s hydronic as in water for heating, not hydoponic as in water for growing special plants, ok? If …
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My mother-in-law has this crazy toilet that some very creative do-it-yourselfer installed. What this previous owner lacked in plumbing skills, he attempted to make up for in ingenuity. The sad result, an improv high-tank-toilet made …
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