Archives: Home Improvement

FHA 203k Loans For Buying A Fixer Upper

By Todd Fratzel on Financing

This is a guest post written by Brandon Laughridge of Mortgage Loan Place. FHA 203k Loans Have you tried to get a construction loan or borrow for rehabbing lately? A few years ago, it was as easy applying, having a bit of income (maybe), and having a little equity in the property. However, in today’s…

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Saving Vintage Pink Bathrooms?

By Todd Fratzel on Bathrooms

Pink Bathrooms From The 50’s Today I stumbled across a site that made me chuckle and it reminded me of my first bathroom remodeling project. Save The Pink Bathrooms is a site dedicated to the preservation of those “fabulous” mid-century pink bathrooms that existed in millions of homes across this C0untry. If you’re into that…

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Cordless Tool Battery Packs

By Todd Fratzel on Power Tools

Replacement Battery Packs If you own cordless tools then it’s likely that you’ll be looking for replacement or extra battery packs. So I’ve compiled a fairly comprehensive list of replacement batteries and chargers for some of the more popular cordless tools on the market. Before you buy a replacement battery be sure to check the…

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Top 5 Home Improvement Renovation Projects

By Todd Fratzel on Feature Story, Home Improvement Cost Savings

Home Improvement Renovations – ROI According to Remodeling Magazine, the ROI (Return On Investment) on home improvement renovation projects faired much better than overall home values for 2007-2008. While home values continue to drop the latest data shows much smaller drops in the ROI on many home improvement renovations. ROI is a very simple term…

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Workshop Dust Collection Systems

By Todd Fratzel on Power Tools

Dust Collection Systems Dust collection is extremely important in any workshop. Not only is it important to your health but it’s also an important step in keeping your tools clean and running well. Workshop dust collection systems can be as simple as a shop vac hooked up to a single hose or as complex as…

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Milwaukee 538321 3/4″ SDS Rotary Hammer Drill Review

By Todd Fratzel on Power Tools

Milwaukee SDS Hammer Drill SDS hammer drills are more powerful and efficient compared to regular hammer drills. This is due to the design of the chuck system which allows the hammer blows to hit the drill bit directly thus tranfering energy more effeciently. I just purchased the Milwaukee Elec. Tool 538321 3/4″ SDS Rotary Hammer…

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Foam Board Insulation R Values

By Todd Fratzel on Insulation

Foam Board Insulation Types I’ve written several posts about how to insulation basement walls in which I promote the use of foam board insulation as the first line of defense against moisture and mold. Because of this I often get questions about which type of foam board insulation to use and what R values these…

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iPhone DIY Concrete Application

By Todd Fratzel on Foundations

iPhone Concrete Application Recently I was asked to help out with some Imperial volume conversions for a cool new iPhone Application, DIY Concrete,  that helps the user with calculating volume and pricing of concrete. If you own an iPhone and you work with concrete either professionally or with DIY projects then you’ll want to check…

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