Category: HowTos
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Paint Products – Manufacturers Guide
When painting your projects you always want to use professional grade products. Skimping on the finish after weeks of hard work is always a bad idea. The following list of manufacturers may not provide direct sales so look for a distributor in your local area. This list will be updated as needed. Also see our…
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Absorptive Chillers Cooling Without Electric
The absorptive chiller processing has been used for many years but will it become the solution for cooling in the future? Every Summer we hear brownout or black out warnings from our power companies durring peak energy usage but can some simple technology with little or no moving parts reduce our dependency on large amounts…
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How To – Wireless Internet Routers
Wired or Wireless, that is a question for many homes as we go from dialup modems and a single shared computer to everyone having their own computer and wanting to do their own thing online. Today the best wireless routers are multi-band gigabit routers and they can provide great connectivity for local networking and internet access.…
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How To – Staining Red Cedar And Redwood Siding
Redwood and Red Cedar Siding and Shakes are a great way to sheath the exterior of your home. These natural wood products can last for decades if installedand caredfor properly. One of the most important parts is applying your primer and stain correctly. Although Stain is a preferred coating you can also use paint. Latex paints…
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How To – Bark Side Up Or Down – Decks Shingles
As often as every deck is built the question arises should you place the bark side up when you install the decking or should you place the board so the bark side is down.? The reason for this is to reduce cupping or warpage of the board. In shingling the same is true there is…