There’s a Better Way

In the process of remodeling a third floor bedroom/bath, we needed to find a way to quickly, safely, and efficiently remove all the demo materials. Guess what we came up…

toilet bolts hold down ,to the toilet flange,are cut with bolt cutters....instead of using a hacksaw

Just saw the Chuck Miller video on using a ziplock bag to put your wet paint brush in, but I think this trick is easier, less messy, cheaper, and more…

I have too many broken tapes to be proud of.  In this day of toss and turn, I used the clips from the old tape measure case and screw them…

This is a typical recoil starter assembly for asmall gas engine. I know most carpenters andcontractors own and rent many pieces ofequipment powered with gas engines, and Iknow that nearly…

Anyone who wears glasses and has tried to use a dust mask while breathing hard in cold weather know it won’t be long before you can not see. Even if you…

I recently had to install a new 21/8 deadbolt in an old 11/2 inch hole.  I was going to cut a plug with my 11/2 inch saw but I realized…

Dear Chuck, This has a couple of tips on cheap construction.  Today I finished my rear deck's 4' x 8' potting shed, and the "There's a Better Way" has to be given credit…

Hi Chuck What a great feature you have !! When installing crown molding alone or with help, the challenge is getting the floppy molding correctly positioned and hitting all the…

As I prepared to pour concrete steps it occurred to me that it would be difficult to screed these steps because, for each step, there were only two form edges:…