As a builder who’s had the privilege to construct 1,000’s of custom homes and commercial properties across the U.S., I’ve run across some pretty weird stuff. From know-it-all subcontractors to wannabe carpenters, I’ve got a million construction stories that might make you laugh, cry or wince in pain. But out of all the horror stories and troubled times that I’ve run into, nothing takes the cake more than a homeowner who thinks they are an expert painter. While painting might seem like an easy job that any numb-nuts off of the street can perform, it’s not as simple as it seems. Read on for ten interior painting tips to help make your next paint job a success. Read More
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Clay Chimney Pot Installation and Chimney Repair Tips
Often times in life, good things are born from seemingly bad situations. And so it goes for homeownership too. We recently had some roofing repairs done to our Spanish tile roof. When the roofers began to tackle a leak around our chimney, I heard the dreaded words you never want to hear from your roofer, “Marc, I think you might want to come up here and take a look at this.” Up the ladder I went, and there to greet me were several gaping cracks in our vintage 1936 brick and stucco chimney. I’m no mason, but I knew it was bad. In fact, I had pretended not to notice them from ground level in the past, but now that I was up close, it looked like the top of our chimney was just about to split in two or three pieces before crumbling down. Read More