#misc

See cracks all the time over those two-car garages on brick townhomes.

Just did a basement condo with a long hallway covered in fabric wallpaper. Client wanted to hang a bunch of photos. Putting a bunch of ...

Click on above image for link. The far light is the new LED 3 watt bulb. Same color as the 50 watt nearby. These are not really dimmabl...

Yes that's sweat on my bald pate and the shirt is soaked through for the second time that day!

So, you bought that perfect basement condo but you have a lot of concrete wall outside your unit. You can green it up with artificial pi...

This is a 16-year-old deck with one inch wood decking and wood railings. Never seen anything like it! At 15 years the one-inch boards n...

The more I inspect, the more I respect the challenge of constructing a home. Products, codes and best practices are constantly changing....

https://scalefactor.com/scaleblog/sba-coronavirus-emergency-loans/ Paycheck Protection turns out to be a grant for 2.5 months of salary. ...

In my water pipes I would attach these to my washing machine supplies. Finally gave up on my front opening washing machine with a bum do...

Click on image to buy covers for these nasty door dingers!

This house is still under construction and will therefore get better grading, yet it shows what happens when there is no sealant around t...

Note the overlap of shingles on the ridge. Today we would cover the ridge with cut flaps from asphalt shingles or with metal flashing. ...

How to keep your old wood windows in style. These storm windows have hidden attachments on a windowing Old Town Alexandria. Click on im...

Back to color in appliances. Please, no avocado, harvest gold or dusty rose! The retro look in this new kitchen hides lots of advances ...

Here is a Rodin sculpture in the Kreeger Museum (we have him to thank for GEICO) with failed seals in the windows behind.

Same strategy hundreds of years apart.

Inspected 1847 house in background. This display captured the feeling of a grander time for this neighborhood. Hard not to take in the ...

Too much moisture in the wrong place means mold! Not enough in the winter means dry skin and mucus membranes. I recommend individual ro...