I can remember the first time I saw a handheld, battery powered impact driver in action. It was at one of my Brother Phil’s disaster-like projects. Phil has a tool collection like the Louvre has …
Written by: Stephen
Accessories, Bosch, Concrete, Sponsored
This post is sponsored by The Home Depot. I recently received the Bosch Blue Granite Turbo 5 piece hammer drill bit set to test. Coincidentally, I was on my way to my Brother Phil’s farm, …
Written by: Stephen
Remember back when there was just “USB”? Now there’s USB-A, USB-B, USB-C, USB-2, Mini-USB, Micro-USB (not to be confused with Mini-USB), and of course, USB-3. Simple, right?! Thankfully, the world of concrete drilling, chipping and …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Building Materials, Featured, Flooring, How To, Landscaping
A number of months ago, you might recall our epic battle to re-landscape our front yard. This battle not only pitted me against tons of dirt, stone, boulders and sod, but also against two other …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Concrete might not be the most interesting of topics, but to me it’s an amazing invention that’s been around forever. Without it, we wouldn’t have all of the cool things in the world like skyscrapers, …
Written by: Eric
As you may remember I spent part of the summer tearing down some old shed that were attached to the back of my house. It was dirty, sticky, nasty work that I cherished every moment …
Written by: Leroy
Wanna keep your deck, dock and porch posts and piers from shifting and heaving? Before the shift hits the fan, head it off with The Footing Tube. The form is made from lightweight, recycled plastic, …
Written by: Liz
The Pulverizer and ClawBar are vital anti-zombie tools, oh, and they’re also ideal for concrete and demolition work. If there are two things I always like having on-hand it’s beefy demolition tools and zombie apocalypse …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Oh, Betonamit, where were you when my alma mater needed you? According to campus legend, back in the 1960’s, there was a rather large boulder near the student centre of the University of Calgary. For …
Written by: Jen
You know what reminds me of Jamaica? Handling cement work! Well, no, not really – but this video from CreteSheet does get one into the spirit of the island, mon.
Written by: Jen