About the author

Todd Fratzel

I'm full time builder for a large construction company in New Hampshire. I run their design-build division that specializes in custom homes, commercial design-build projects and sub-divisions. I'm also a licensed civil and structural engineer with extensive experience in civil and structural design and home construction. My hope is that I can share my experience in the home construction, home improvement and home renovation profession with other builders and home owners. I'm also the Editor-in-Chief and Founder of Tool Box Buzz. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions, suggestions or you'd like to inquire about advertising on this site.

Simonton Windows | Roadmap for 2010

By Todd Fratzel on Windows

PARKERSBURG, W. VA. – What factors can help a building products manufacturer weather the sustained economic storm? According to Simonton Windows® President Mark Savan, there are three key factors that help stabilize the boat in rocky economic waters: sustained dedication to product excellence, investing in new product growth and financial stability. “At Simonton, we’re fortunate…

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Buy Multi-tools For Christmas

By Todd Fratzel on Home Improvement Cost Savings

Multi Tools Make Great Gifts Are you looking for a gift this Christmas season for someone that already has most every tool you can imagine? You might want to consider buying them a multi tool because they are so versatile and useful around the house and shop. The multi tools we’re talking about are the…

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Basement Insulation | Spray Foam Installation Video

By Todd Fratzel on Basements, Insulation

Insulating Basement Walls with Spray Foam We’ve written quite a bit of content on how to insulate basement walls. Most of our content features the use of foam board products which offer DIY’ers the best basement insulation solution at an affordable price. However, the Cadilac of basement insulation solutions is using spray foam. If you…

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Free Sketching (CAD) Software by Autodesk

By Todd Fratzel on Design

Autodesk Introduces Project Cooper Autodesk, the maker of AutoCAD drafting software has just released a free sketching/drafting program called Project Cooper. This is something that be a huge hit with DIY’ers that want to create their own plans for additions, floor plans, lanscaping projects and plans that require scaled drawings. Normal drafting (CAD) software is…

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Basic Woodworking Tool Gift Suggestions

By Todd Fratzel on Power Tools

Last week I introduced the holiday home improvement gift ideas. In these posts I’m hoping to give you some great gift suggestions for the handyman or woman in your life. Trust me, there is no shortage of great home improvement gifts you can buy for someone this holiday season. Woodworking Books There are several basic…

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Baby Girl Nursery With Chair Rail

By Todd Fratzel on Finish Carpentry, Interior Decorating, Painting and Finishing

Baby Nursery with Chair Rail The following is a popular article that ran a couple years ago. Adding chair rails to rooms can be a great way to turn an ordinary room into an architectural pleasing room. Just before our daughter was born we remodeled one of the bedrooms that would become the nursery. The…

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Cyber Monday DIY Tool Deals

By Todd Fratzel on Home Improvement Cost Savings

Cyber Monday Deals – Home Improvement Monday November 30th is considered Cyber Monday which is the biggest online buying day of the year just after Black Friday. We wanted to be sure to point out several great deals that we found. Makita 6 Piece Cordless Combo Kit This deal is too good to be true…

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Air Tool Gift Suggestions

By Todd Fratzel on Power Tools

Suggested Air Tools For The DIY’er People often ask me to suggest tool gifts for the loved ones in their lives. So, today I’d like to focus on air tool gift suggestions. Air tools are very affordable these days and make a great addition to any workshop. There are air tool gifts in every price…

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