Roving reporter Michael Springer here with coverage of the 2019 International Builders’ Show (IBS), held in snowy Las Vegas, Nevada. The weather was unusual, but it was still warmer than where many of us were visiting from so no biggie. The 2019 IBS marks the 75th anniversary of this trade show, and this year the show featured more than 1,500 exhibitors sprawled out over 600,000 square feet. Now combined with the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS), every hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center was filled, and the attendee count broke the 100,000 people mark. I wandered as much of the acreage as I could (including the outdoor exhibits), and I encountered cool tools and gear, building materials and fasteners, and everything else that goes into a house. Read More
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New Giveaway! Win a DeWalt DW745S Job Site Table Saw and Stand!
This post is sponsored by The Home Depot. Giveaway closed – Big congrats to Brad of Louise, Texas! Thanks to all who entered! You might remember our hands-on review of the DEWALT 15-Amp Corded 10 inch Compact Job Site Table Saw with Site-Pro Modular Guarding System with Stand, also known by it’s much shorter model number, the DeWalt DW745S. We posted the DeWalt DW745S review a little over a year ago, and now we are teamed up with Home Depot to give this job site table saw and stand away to one super-duper-ultra-lucky Home Fixated reader! First, let’s do a quick refresher on why you might want to win this saw (as if you need a refresher), and then we’ll cover the details on how to get a chance to win it. We promise you, the “how to enter” will be painless. Read More
