HowTos

Tool Guide – Hand And Powered Tile Cutters

Whether you are installing a back splash surround or a new tile floor in your kitchen one of the most important jobs is cutting tiles to fit within the area you are working on.

There are basically four grades of Tile Cutters. Hand Tools that can cut full tiles in half or on angles, Electric wet and dry diamond saws that can cut straight lines and in slightly intricate shapes, Gasoline or large tile saws that also can be used for …

How To – Wireless Network Security Measures For Home And Office

Search : Linksys WRT54GS Wireless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBoosterMany homes and businesses now use Wireless technology to connect their portable computers and devices to their network and to provide a network infrastructure without the need to hardwire to each device location.

The ability to quickly add devices or allow an interface to your network is important but if security is not properly implemented you may find that others have quick and easy access to your network …

How To – Remember The Winter Snacks For Animals That Live In Your Yard

Search : Homestead 3201S Super Stop A Squirrel Wild Bird FeederWintertime can be tough for Animals and Birds that live in or around our homes.

When the snow comes and covers the ground it can be very difficult for them to find food and many animals do not store food in the same way squirrels store nuts.

Although most animals will hibernate in the winter it does not mean they stay a sleep for 4 or 6 …

Soil Testing Service – Businesses

Farmers Gardeners and other Developers often need Soil Testing Services performed.

Most State Colleges with Agricultural Programs will test soil for free or at discounted rates to teach and offset the cost of their programs. You should contact your State Department of Agriculture and local College for additional information.

This Directory is not an endorsement of the businesses or the quality of work they perform and should only be used as a starting point for your research.

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BBC Laboratories, Inc.
1217 North Stadem …

How To – What You Should Know About Manure

Heh pretty nice name for a HowTo but the fact is there are a lot of people that don’t know the differences between commercial manner and soil additives and what you might pickup at a local horse or other animal farm.

One of the strangest things we constantly see in our local newspaper is advertisements in the Give Away section from horse owners that want to get rid of their Manure.  The bad part about …

How To Choose The Right Type Of Plywood For Your Project

Plywood is used in a variety of places around our home. It can be found on our roofs, in our walls, floors and cabinets.

Plywood gets its name from the way it is made. Thin layers of veneer thickness wood shaved from spruce and pine are stacked in layers or plies with its grain alternating in different directions. Each layer gets a coating of adhesive and the sheet is pressed until the glue cures then …

How To – Tips On Working Clean Working Smart In Your Shop

The old adage is true … walk into any shop and look for the guy for the most stuff all over him and you know you found the new guy.

The fact is this is not only true for your local body shop but for any business.  You can go into any business and pickout the new guy by seeing who is running around but getting only the same amount of work done or less.

Working …

How To – Proper Pruning Of Lower Branches To Provide Clearance For Pedestrians

Whenever you prune a Tree improving its health should be your primary concern. This is also true when you need to prune trees that are within your property or near streets or walkways.

When planting your garden you should understand how your trees will grow over their lifetime that way you can provide enough room that natural growth can occur.

With established trees you must understand that simply pruning access towards the bottom of the tree …

Brad Nailer Shootout – Three 2 inch guns meet the test

In our tests we were able to get our hands on three different brands of brad nailers.
Each manufacturer put up a good fight and the results were very close but as you will see the differences in features picked our winner.
So lets get started who is in our showdown

First we have the Bostitch bt200k
Second comes the Hitachi NT50ae2
Third is the Dewalt D51238k

How our tests were made
Each product was examined at the same …

How To – Building A Basement Bathroom On A Budget

In this howto we will examine some of the options you have when building a basement bathroom and how you can save money by doing most of the work yourself.

If you have some basic carpentry and plumbing skills building a basement bathroom doesn’t need to cost you ten thousand dollars or more. The important thing is understanding what your requirements are for meeting code and what specialty items are available to get your job …