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Rust-Oleum Cabinet Transformations Review – Before and After

By Todd Fratzel on Painting and Finishing, Product Reviews

Rust-Oleum Cabinet Transformations Last year I attended a really cool Media Event with the folks from Rust-Oleum down in New Orleans. The event introduced several new products including the new Cabinet Transformations. If you’re not familiar with this new product you can quickly learn about it by reading over my article from the event. In…

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Stain Solver Review

By Todd Fratzel on Product Reviews

Stain Solver – Amazing Stain Remover, Cleaner and Deoderizer One year ago I was on my way to the International Builder’s Show in Orlando, FL and I met Tim Carter, Founder of AskTheBuilder.com at the airport. The quick bump in at the airport has since turned into a great friendship as we both publish home…

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Timberland PRO® Helix® Collection Review

By Todd Fratzel on Product Information, Product Reviews

Lightweight Comfortable Work Boots….REALLY! So I’ve been a long time user and fan of the New England based Timberland boots. I’ve owned a dozen or more of their boots of the years because they made incredibly durable boots at an affordable price. However, work boots have never been all that comfortable…..until now! Building on the…

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American Standard Culinaire Bridge Kitchen Faucet Review

By Todd Fratzel on Plumbing, Product Reviews

The Back Story Over the last six months we’ve been using/testing/abusing a new kitchen faucet from American Standard. Before I go into the particulars on this faucet I wanted to give you a quick back-story on why we have this new faucet. We built our new home just over 5 years ago. Like many homeowners…

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Bosch ROS65VC-6 Random Orbit Sander Review

By Todd Fratzel on Power Tools, Product Reviews

Bosch ROS65VC-6 6″ Rear-Handle Random Orbit Sander Last summer I had the pleasure of traveling to Chicago and visiting the headquarters of Bosch Tools. The event a great opportunity to get my hands on the latest offerings from Bosch along with picking the brains of the staff at Bosch. Several tools really impressed me at…

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How Thick Is Plywood?

By Todd Fratzel on Building Materials

Plywood Thickness Several readers have asked the question: How Thick is Plywood? I thought it would be useful to go over some of the different thickness plywood available on the market today. Plywood thicknesses vary drastically depending on the type of plywood and the use. Plywood can be divided into two different groups when it…

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STOK Quattro Gas Grill

By Todd Fratzel on Appliances, Product Reviews

STOK™ QUATTRO™ 4-Burner Grill Gas grills never seem to change much they just seem to pick up more and more features like larger cooking surfaces, rotisseries, side burners and even ice chests. To say things haven’t changed much in the last 10 or 15 years isn’t an understatement. So when the folks from STOK asked…

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WORX JawSaw Review

By Todd Fratzel on Gardening Tools, Product Reviews

WORX JawSaw – Electric Limbing and Trimming Chainsaw The folks from WORX Tools sent me their new JawSaw to test and review. They claim that the JawSaw is the World’s Safest Chainsaw for cleaning up storm damage and serious piles of brush. The concept is really cool but I was a bit skeptical. Read on…

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