Save Electricity – Buy Smart Strip Power Strip

16 years ago

Televisions, computers, printers, DVD players and most electronics continue to use electricity even when you turn them off. In fact,…

Preparation for Truss Erection

16 years ago

Today on the Total House Construction Series - Foundation to Finish I'd like to talk about preparing a house for…

Porter-Cable 23-Gauge Pin Nailer

16 years ago

One of my favorite air tools in my workshop is my Porter-Cable 23-Gauge Pin Nailer. Pin nailers are very useful…

Prefabricated Wall Panel Erection

16 years ago

As promised in my prefabricated house wall panels post today we erected the exterior wall panels for the house that…

Prefabricated House Wall Panels

16 years ago

Prefabricated Wall Panels The new house that I've been following on Total House Construction Series - Foundation to Finish will…

ZIP System Sheathing

16 years ago

I recently wrote about a new product, ZIP System Wall and Roof Sheathing, and today we finally installed some of…

Walkout Basements

16 years ago

Walkout Basements Add Value Walkout basements are very popular in this part of the country. A walkout basement has many…

Oil and Propane Pre-Buy 2008

16 years ago

Update October 2008: Well oil is now below $80/barrel and the pre-buy was certainly a bad idea in hind sight.…