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  Solar Powered Accent Lighting

  Last summer we spent several weekends installing low voltage lighting in our back yard. It’s beautiful. There are fixtures everywhere. Some point up into the trees, several act as walk lights and yet others are placed so...

  • Posted August 17, 2015
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  On Wood Joints

  Although we’ve made our living as builders for nearly a quarter century, our interest in construction began when we were just little tykes. Our dad had an old fashioned workshop that was filled with everything an inquisitive...

  • Posted August 17, 2015
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  Trim An Entry Door

  Curb appeal. As the old saying goes… “you either have it, or you don’t.” Actually, you don’t have it, but hopefully your home does. Curb appeal is a real estate term that is used to describe a...

  • Posted August 17, 2015
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  Mixing Concrete By Hand

  The wonders of modern construction never cease to amaze us. As a society, we have grown accustomed to seeing our homes built of materials that hardly resemble their origin. For instance, one would never know that a...

  • Posted August 16, 2015
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  Bulletin: School Starts Soon!

  A new school year comes with its own very special organizational problems. For example, do you have any idea: Who has car pool duty this week? What days the kids will eat at school and when it...

  • Posted August 15, 2015
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  Help! My Floor Is Squeaking!

  Q. The floor in my mobile home squeaks. One fellow said I needed to glue down what I have. I let him do it and it didn’t work. Another repairman says I need to replace the whole...

  • Posted August 15, 2015
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  6 Tips for Choosing A Steam Shower

  The Romans were famous for their baths. In those days taking a bath was a considerably different experience. Most bathing was communal – certainly not as private as it is today. Folks then enjoyed hot and cold...

  • Posted August 15, 2015
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  Show Notes: We Clean Garages and More

    Do the words “Clean the Garage” send your family running out of the house? Is everything you don’t know what to do with in your garage? Is the family mantra “STUFF IN” and never stuff out? No...

  • Posted August 15, 2015
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  Screen Doors That Do A Disappearing Act

  Planning on adding a new screen door for your home? Or replacing an old one? Before you spend anywhere from seventy-five to possibly hundreds of dollars for a traditional framed and hinged “fixed” screen door you may...

  • Posted August 15, 2015
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  Painting Stucco The Correct Way

  If you’re like most people, your home is the single biggest investment that you will make in a lifetime. Therefore, it makes good sense to do everything that you can to take good care of this prized...

  • Posted August 15, 2015
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