How To Seal An Asphalt Driveway

By Todd Fratzel on Driveways

Sealing Asphalt Driveways Sealing your asphalt driveway is an important maintenance step that’s needed to prolong the life and keep it looking like new. Asphalt driveways are a simple yet effective mixture of asphalt, stone and sand. When properly maintained an asphalt driveway can last 15 to 20 years. Maintenance of asphalt driveways consists of…

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LG Eletronics Art Cool™ Premier Duct-Free Air Conditioner Review (Model LSN090HYV)

By Todd Fratzel on Air Conditioning, Product Reviews

LG Electronics Art Cool™ Premier Duct-Free Air Conditioner Over the last 5 or so years we’ve been installing more and more duct-free air conditioning systems in order to meet demanding budgets, schedules and complicated renovations. Duct-Free air conditioners (often referred to “mini-splits”) have become the go to solution for lots of our customers on tight…

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Buying Blinds Online

By Todd Fratzel on Home Improvement Cost Savings

More Choices Online Most every home has blinds or needs blinds. Over the years I’ve noticed a huge increase in online window blind retailers offering all types of blinds from everyday aluminum blinds to really nice wood shutters. The biggest advantage to shopping for blinds online is selection. Most online window blind retailers offer hundreds…

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The Home Depot FIRST for Pro

By Todd Fratzel on Building Materials, Product Reviews

FIRST for Pro – Program Designed To Meet Needs of Pro Customers Recently I had the pleasure of visiting my local Home Depot store to visit with the store manager and a Regional Pro Account Representative to learn more about their FIRST for Pro program. The Home Depot only has about 4% of total visitors…

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SlimDuct Line Set Covers – Hide Unsightly Utility Cables

By Todd Fratzel on Mechanical

SlimDuct Covers Perfect for Renovation Work The more time you spend in construction the more products I come across that would have been nice to have years sooner. While this isn’t a new product it is one that many people are no familiar with yet it’s extremely handy for lots of applications. SlimDuct is one…

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Stanley Vehicle and Golf Cart Battery Charger Review – GBCPRO

By Todd Fratzel on Product Reviews, Tools & Products

Not Your Father’s Battery Charger! At a recent Media event I had a chance to spy some cool new products from Stanley including  Battery Charger. It’s been years since I’ve used a new battery charger and I thought it was time to step up to some improved technology. As you can see above the new…

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How To Build Custom Wood Plantation Shutters / Blinds

By Todd Fratzel on Interior Decorating, Woodworking

Building Moveable Wood Shutters Using Rockler’s Shutter Building System Wooden shutters can add a serious touch of class to any room and they are a great option for rooms that require privacy like bathrooms. While wooden shutters look amazing they are often extremely expensive and most often  need to be custom built to fit into…

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Pro/Not So Pro Summer Contest

By Todd Fratzel on Giveaways

Show Us The Good and The Bad!! This summer the folks at Bosch Tools are running a fun contest to highlight the good and bad from construction. They are running the Pro/Not So Pro Summer Contest to great work you see on the jobsite and some of the NOT so great work. The cool part…

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