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, where he was putting a small addition on the farmhouse. I may have mentioned Phil before, he takes on these projects that can best be described as soul crushing, yet always manages to see them through. My temporary amnesia kicks in from time to time and I end up somehow getting involved. In this instance I was glad to jump in as we would need to attach the framing to a couple of concrete piers that had been poured to support the addition. These new Bosch Blue Granite Turbo bits seemed like just the thing to tackle the job. More on that below. Read More
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Everything and the Kitchen Sink – Resources for Scoring Reclaimed Building Materials
What could you do with thousands of pre-Civil War handmade bricks? Better yet, where would you find them once you figure out what to do with them? We here at Home Fixated have discovered just such a place online. It’s called diggerslist. DiggersList is, well, just that, an online digger’s list. Whether you are an artist, builder, antique collector or just all around generic treasure hunter like myself, you should get on DiggersList. If you have building materials of any sort to get rid of; a piece of furniture, door knobs, etc., you should be on DiggersList too. Join us as we introduce you to DiggersList and another online and local resource for scoring salvaged and reclaimed building materials. Read More