Energy Efficient Entry Doors – Wood Vs Fiberglass

By Todd Fratzel on Doors

Wood Vs Fiberglass – Which Will You Choose? Wood entry doors make a serious statement about the house you live in. With a world quickly replacing all things wood with plastic it’s hard to imagine a world without beautiful wood entry doors. So given the choice between a wood entry door and one made of…

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Installing Recessed Lighting – Fire Safety

By Todd Fratzel on Electrical

Recessed Lighting Fire Safety I’ve had several questions this month about fire safety and recessed lighting (or recessed cans). If you’re going to be installing recessed lighting or you’re going to be adding extra insulation to an attic it’s important to understand the dangers and potential fire hazards with recessed lighting. Recessed Lighting Housing Types…

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Genie PowerMax® 1500 Garage Door Opener – Giveaway

By Todd Fratzel on Giveaways

Update: And the Winner Is…. Congratulations to Ken who won our Genie PowerMax Giveaway contest. A special thanks to Genie for sponsoring this giveaway and helping us all learn more about the new PowerMax 1500. Also a huge thanks to everyone that entered. Be sure to keep an eye out for our next giveaway! Genie…

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Lowe’s Closing 20 Stores – 3 Here in New Hampshire

By Todd Fratzel on Home Improvement

Lowe’s Closing Underperforming Stores Yesterday the front page of our local paper announced that our local Lowe’s Store was closing on November 13. The news comes as Lowe’s announces that they are closing 20 underperforming stores around the country. Of those 20 stores 3 are located here in New Hampshire. The list includes the following:…

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2011 Remodeling Show Highlights

By Todd Fratzel on Home Improvement

2011 Remodeling Show – Chicago This week I’m attending the 2011 Remodeling Show in Chicago. With new construction in the dumps remodeling seems to be the only game in town. The Remodeling Show focuses on new products that are the backbone of remodeling projects. Decks, Decks, Decks! The Remodeling Show includes DeckExpo so you can…

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Win a Delta American Dream Work Shop!

By Todd Fratzel on Giveaways

Delta Will Stock Someone’s Workshop as Part of American Dream Shop Giveaway with Scott Phillips Grand Prize Includes a 3 HP UNISAW® and 18” Laser Drill Press As many of you know I’m in the process of building a new shop which is going to be full of great Delta Shop Tools. Well here’s a…

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Basement Vapor Barrier For Basement Insulation

By Todd Fratzel on Basements, Insulation

Basement Vapor Barrier and Insulation We’ve written several articles about basement insulation and a cost effective approach to basement insulation using foam board and fiberglass insulation. Since writing those articles we’ve received quite a few questions about when to use a basement vapor barrier and when not to. So we thought it might be a…

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Generator Q&A with Kohler

By Todd Fratzel on Electrical

Generators Around The Home With all the nasty weather around the Country lately I thought it would be good timing for some generator talk. The folks at Kohler were generous enough to share some of their expertise with generators for some interesting Q&A. What’s the difference between portable generators and standby generators? When power is…

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