The most-famous motto for all contractors and DIY handymen/women is “measure twice, cut once”. I’d prefer to move the phrase, “work safe, work smart” to the top of the slogan list. A report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) cites 37,000 emergency room visits a year to treat catastrophic injuries caused by nail [...]
Out here in the West, it’s not uncommon to see a woman with a work belt going into the hardware store. My friend Sally thinks nothing about scaling a ladder to repair the roofs on her rentals. She’s as adept in operating a table saw as she is in handling a garden spade. Unfortunately, the [...]
The difference between completing a home improvement project with pride or ending up in an emergency room with a severed hand can be the variance of a single millimeter and a half-second of time. Motorized saws cut extremely well, and most don’t distinguish sheet metal from a forearm. Nail guns shoot right where they’re aimed, [...]
Whether you do construction projects as a contractor or work on your own home improvement projects, having the right tools can spare you horror stories and costly mistakes. For most, lack of power can pose a serious dilemma when you haven’t planned ahead. Expert carpenters and contractors may rely on household hand tools to do [...]
When remodeling, you shouldn’t have to change the structure of your hand. Perhaps by now you’ve seen the video of a whirring cabinet saw stopping just before it slices through a hot dog. I’m not kidding. Makers of the Saw Stop line of hobbyist, woodworking and industrial grade saws use a frankfurter as the crash [...]
It comes as no real surprise to those of us who own homes that today’s housing crisis—which began in 2006—has now officially been called the worst since the Great Depression. According to CNBC, prices have plummeted by 33 percent, some three percent deeper than the plunge in the late 1920s. Foreclosures continue to depress housing [...]
Everyone has heard the old cliché about having the right tool for the job. But the best tool for any home improvement or home repair project is ultimately only as good for the job as the person handling the work. Hand and power tools are generally sold in one of four grades: cheap, homeowner, serious [...]
Why wait until the last minute to find the right gift for a do-it-yourselfer? You still have two weeks! You’d be surprised how great a tool for the home improvement or remodeling aficionado can brighten up the holidays—and have lasting returns in successful projects. There are even clever stocking stuffers—like a Leatherman Tool—that mean that [...]
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