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How to Prevent Termites: Pretreat Without Harsh Chemicals
The old school way to prevent termites from eating your house was to dump noxious chemicals on the ground around your house. The green way to do it is to…
There’s a Better Way: Large Drywall Patch
When making a large drywall patch, all you need is a scrap of plywood and some drywall screws.
Small Drywall Patch
A simple and effective way of patching small holes in drywall or plaster is done without tape.
Nifty Drywall Patch
Use a hole saw to easily make an access hole for wiring, and then add some self-adhesive mesh tape and compound to patch it back up.
How To Clean a Small Paint Roller Without Clogging Your Sink
An improvised spinner and a bucket of water work wonders when cleaning these handy little rollers.
Making Common Siding Repairs
Whether you’re replacing wood, fiber cement, or vinyl, choose the right tools and minimize the collateral damage.
Fixing Framing Problems: Use Your Eyes to Find Crooked Studs, Headers, and Beams
In this Building Skills video framer Scott Grice demonstrates a few easy ways that you can use line-of-sight to identify serious issues before they're buried under drywall.
What's the Difference: Asphalt repair
Cracks, depressions, and holes
Framing Super Straight Walls with LSL Studs
Engineered laminated strand lumber studs ensure perfectly flat walls.
Blower Door Testing Prior To Remodeling
Blower Door testing is a way to measure how "tightly" your house was built. You're heard me preach about Build Tight, Ventilate Right. Well, this is the way we ensure…

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