If you live on a piece of property where you are plowing your own driveway and you get significant snowfall in your area there are some things that you can do to setup your truck for the best experience.
First is the selection of your truck. A lot of people want to buy a beat up used truck that will sit unused for 80% of the year for plowing snow and that is fine but …
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friend of ours is asking for some help concerning their front door frame and rot that has occurred over time due to moisture.As you can see the damage is pretty bad and it penetrates from the outside of the door all the way through to the inside molding. Obviously this door frame and maybe some of the house framing behind it will need to be replaced but they also want to prevent this …
A friend of ours just purchased a new home back in March of this year and they are having some concerns with their roof. Since the home is less than nine months old any problem with the roofing should be a concern to the new owner. Normally when problems show up this early it means that they won’t be getting better over time.
As you can see the problem they are having is Telegraphing of …
A friend of ours is asking for advice about waterproofing their block wall foundation after their water supply line leaked in their front yard and caused seepage into their basement. The line had been leaking for an extended period and saturated the ground and then with some moderate rain they experienced some slow leakage which resulted in some mold growth in their basement.
They have been asking a few people about the problem and have …
In this how to we are answering questions from a friend that is considering buying and installing their own security system. They would like to own the equipment and have as much versatility in expanding it and choosing the method of monitoring. They also have questions about security cameras and home automation. We will try to cover the basic considerations when you are choosing a system that you will self install and what …
A buddy of ours is a professional welder now retired and every once in a while in the conversation is what do you do when you are out on a job and you brake something but you don’t have a welder. Can you put something together with a few car or truck batteries and maybe weld a part good enough to get it back to the shop.
A lot of people do this and maybe …
If you are considering building a structure on a vacant lot then there are a number of different tests that you need to complete before you begin framing up your footings and pouring concrete.
One of the big things that many people run into is thinking that the lot they are building on is virgin soil, meaning no one has ever built on it before and it has never been used for any other reason.
Sometimes …
As people have extended needs there are companies that are offering options that are available as addons to your home security system. This might include motion sensors that also have video cameras in them or it might be a system that allows you to control your thermostat, lighting and even your appliances from your Alarm System.
The first thing that should be said and realized is that there is a big difference between these systems …
There has been a variety of conversations by owners and mechanics about the servicing of automatic transmissions that have seen high mileage. Some of these thoughts on service are really not good practice although they may seem to be safeguarding the owner they can lead to problems and should be addressed.
When a vehicle has not seen perfect maintenance over a long period or when a new owner assumes a used vehicle there is a …
A friend contacts us today about their vehicle because they are having problems with their exhaust system. It seems that the tail pipe has rusted so bad that it finally broke free from the muffler. They need to get it repaired and are wondering if it is something that they can do themselves or if they need to take it into a shop.
As you can imagine when a pipe is rusting this bad you …