Recent content by mmcracken

Window cling letters and character work well to or viynl letters from a sign company, the internet is a great tool some places will do a bang up job...remenber you want to make a GREAT impression. Do not skimp on your "advertising". Plus the viynl will hold up better when cleaning up around the...

I hope this does'nt get to you to late, but you may be able to find some help from a Durasol Awning Dealer (Durasol.com) I did a "free standing " one for a guy at the lake. He sank two square tubular steel post in the ground and bolted two 2x8 w/ center bridging on each side of the post. We...

Go to Durasol.com and find a local dealer for a vertical interior/exterior awning. Hundreds of choices in fabric and automated also.

This depends on the location of the wall...1 story 2 story etc. Does it run with the ceiling joist or at a 90 degree to it. Or take the "jack-leg" way and cut it out and see if it falls!!! HA!!!

Once you wax your tub if you have glass enclosures around it apply some "Rainex" and it will keep the scum monkeys off the glass.

Square Eye Your information is always refreshing and great, I've noticed some late night early A.M. postings. With all you have going on when do you sleep or relax?

use a bigger hammer and that will stop the noise...and the frige. Problem solved...please note the humor :)

If you have somebody with a Internatinal Building codes book this will give you your pier distants and footing sizes based on the dimensions of the lumber you are using for the band sill / rim joist.

You may be there a short time but at the sale of the home a home inspector may question if there is shotty work.

I'm having to level my 1895 home - $500 will cover just the cost of the concrete. Not to mention if the inspector "gigs" you that will get costly and noe you are on his "#@%*" list for trying to do this on the slide. Do this by the numbers and you can't go wrong.

I will agree with you 100% I have had mine for about 4 years, it was a combo type kit. The only thing I did was to change to a longer hose inorder to put the compressor in the next room. It has permanant indentions in the back seat of my truck also.

cracks along the mortar joint is one thing, but if it has split the brick you may want to try this...to disguise the crack repair use the silicone and flatten the tip to get back in the crack. Then take a brickand scrape some of the facing off. Mortar joints also, but do it in a hidden spot...

The liquid siding covering is "scary". If there is any crack or gap that water can get into the whole structure can rot from the inside out. Also, what do you do if there is a repair - call them back out for a spot coverage?$$$$ The Hardie product are very versitile and great to work with. I am...