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  Adjusting a Door vs. Planing and Sanding

  Wet weather makes doors stick and bind. If you’re tired of pulling and tugging, you’re probably ready to start planing and sanding. But not so fast. Knowing why doors stick can help solve the problem quickly and...

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  5 Tips to Choosing the Right Nail

  Nails have been around for ages. The Romans forged them by hand. The same was the case in early America when nails had to be hammered out before they could be hammered in. An experienced craftsman could...

  • Posted January 30, 2014
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  Consider Through-bolts When Buying Woodworking Connectors

  Including 5 Tips When Purchasing a Fastener When we think of woodworking, we think of either nails or wood screws to connect the pieces. However, in many instances, through-bolts can provide greater strength and stability. A through-bolt...

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  Conserving Water

  Water is wasted during: landscape irrigation; hosing down walks and drives; washing automobiles; dishwashing; washing clothes; flushing toilets; showering and overheating by a water heater. It’s also wasted when pressure regulators are set too high. Most water...

  • Posted January 30, 2014
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  10 Tips to Brrrrace for Winter

  Depending upon where you live, home heating costs are projected to rise anywhere from 30 percent to 70 percent this winter. This is especially devastating news for seniors and those on fixed incomes who are already having...

  • Posted January 30, 2014
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  Alkaline Batteries

  This week’s offering is being written as we cruise at an airspeed in excess of 600 miles per hour well above the clouds at an altitude of about 37,000 feet. We are on our way to New...

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  Adding Extra Cable Outlets

  Several years ago we traveled to Lisbon, Portugal, where we were amazed to find that nearly every home had a TV antenna. The skyline was dotted with masts of horizontal and vertical aluminum tubing… some low, some...

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  Building Your Own Dry Well

  If you’re lucky enough to have an underground drainage system on your property, this article may not be important to you. If someone went through all the trouble and cost of installing drain lines around your place,...

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  All About Sink Drains

  When we were children, plugging a lavatory sink–more commonly known as a washbasin–involved placing a rubber stopper into a drain. The stopper was tethered to the lavatory faucet by a small metal beaded chain so that it...

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  All About Doorknobs

  There are two general types of doorknob assemblies, mortise-mounted and bore-mounted. Mortise-mounted hardware relies on a large, rectangular metal box to hold its moving parts. Because of its design, it must be installed into a hand-chiseled cavity...

  • Posted January 30, 2014
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