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All posts tagged "concrete"

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  Show Notes: Goodbye Roaches

    The lazy days of summer are almost over. Get rid of roaches before fall. Did you know timing is everything? And that includes getting all your summer projects finished before Labor Day. James and Morris have...

  • Posted August 22, 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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  Installing A Basketball Hoop

  Between us we have eight children and eight grandchildren. Including our wives, that’s enough for four basketball teams – or one basketball team and an enormous cheering section. Young or old, boys or girls, basketball is an...

  • Posted August 3, 2015
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  Basalite Plant Tour with the Carey Brothers

  Basalite, acquired by Pacific Coast Building Products in 1979, has become one of the largest suppliers of concrete masonry products in Western North America. Product lines include structural block, interlocking paving stones, wall systems, retaining walls, ornamental and garden...

  • Posted April 23, 2015
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  Building a Retaining Wall

  Heavy rains can cause soil to end up in locations where it otherwise wouldn’t be. These mud slides cause damage ranging from minor landscape repair to major structural work where mountainous soil has settled along the wall...

  • Posted July 19, 2014
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  Sealing an Asphalt Driveway

  Looking for a good hazy-day project that you wouldn’t want to tackle when the sun’s blazing? Sealing asphalt should be routine maintenance, as it prolongs the life and the quality of the surface. While pros use materials...

  • Posted July 18, 2014
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  Making Memories

  When Hollywood wants to honor a star, the celebrity signs his or her name and leaves palm- and fingerprints and footprints in wet concrete for all to see — for many generations to come. And come they...

  • Posted July 18, 2014
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  How to Repair Cracks in Your Asphalt Driveway

  A small crack in your asphalt driveway is how it starts. Then water seeps in below the base, which leads to even more cracking and bigger and wider gaps and, eventually, potholes. Before long, really big potholes...

  • Posted July 18, 2014
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  Breaking Away Your Concrete

  Sooner or later in the course of home repairs you’re going to use a hammer and chisel on concrete. When you do, one of the first things you’ll discover, even if you wear heavy gloves, is a...

  • Posted July 18, 2014
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  Foundation cracks

  If you have a crack in your home’s foundation, it is important to know if it is horizontal or vertical. Cracks that run more or less vertical and that are not more than 1/8-inch wide are probably...

  • Posted July 18, 2014
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