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  • Padding Your Workbench

    As an apprentice chef one of the first things you must learn is to keep your knives sharp and your work surface steady. This whole process has something to do with keeping all 10 fingers fully in...

    • Posted September 2, 2015
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    Give Yourself A Hand Shower

    There aren’t very many projects that you can undertake in your home that will cost you less than $30 that can offer as much convenience as adding a hand-held shower. Yes, you can spend more – easily...

    • Posted September 1, 2015
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    They Key To Drilling Perfect Holes: Drill Bits

    Installing a lockset, running sheathed electrical wire in wall framing, bolting a gate latch, installing an expansion anchor in concrete, mortising a cabinet door hinge, hanging a plant from the ceiling, installing a towel bar in a...

    • Posted September 1, 2015
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  • Uncle Sam Wants (To Pay) You for Energy Efficient Appliances

    Have high utility bills have been busting your monthly budget? Heating your water and heating and cooling your home are now more affordable thanks to the enacted Energy Bill. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT), signed by President Bush...

    • Posted September 1, 2015
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  • Adhesives: All About Glue

    What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when glue is mentioned? Elmer’s glue, carpenter’s glue, you used too much glue once and it made a mess of everything, how about just white glue, a friend...

    • Posted August 30, 2015
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  • Painting: House Painting Basics

    Mom and dad had decided to paint the upstairs bathroom. Mom, a fair woman, always made sure that the work was equally divided between her and our father. Mom was the artist of the family so she...

    • Posted August 30, 2015
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  • Tips For Making Life Around The House Easier

    PICTURE HANGING MADE EASY Isn’t it dreadful when you attempt a simple home improvement task like hanging a picture and it goes completely wrong? You struggle to perfectly center the hook, you work on measuring the wire...

    • Posted August 29, 2015
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  • Watering Your Garden Sensibly

    When we were kids our dad made us work in the garden every Saturday. We turned soil in the flowerbeds, pruned shrubs and hedges and weeded. There was no lawn where we lived. Only flower beds and...

    • Posted August 28, 2015
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  • Storage: Pegboard

    When does a wall become a super-duper storage devise? The answer is easy — when it has been covered with a layer of perforated hardboard. Perforated hardboard is the generic term Peg Board which is what called...

    • Posted August 24, 2015
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  • Building A Deck To Last

    Anyone who has ever built a deck can attest to the satisfaction derived by a job well done. Moreover, a deck surrounded by lush landscaping can transform a poorly utilized section of barren land into an outdoor...

    • Posted August 23, 2015
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