Most folks just keep their shades closed because they are so awkward: resulting in no daylight in the room. Any feature with cords to...

Here's a pic from our living room. Can't beat this rug, Ha! Rarely needs vacuuming. Pet spills cleanup with spray cleaner and a wet...

This article from WP suggests gas stoves are causing asthma, maybe up to 650,000 cases so far. Combustion products from gas stoves...

These cable cuffs come in different sizes. Click on image for link.

Trying to get camera to go in the other direction. Paint spots on glasses from current basement painting project. Here's one from an...

Here's my feet in what I call our Breezeway. Double carport I decked and screened in. We spend most of our time out here for three...

The Christmas Cardinal by Paul Cummins It happened every year. There were too many of them, it was inevitable. It was like the mystery...

Pinkweed thriving in a sidewalk crack with winter soon upon it!

Unbelievable. It takes 60,000 termites 6 months to eat a 12 inch 2x4. Here is 15 years of neglect.

You add a diverter as in this video. The weep hole prevents air gaps between the pump and check valve, which may render the pump...

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My favorite example of a poultice was when doctors during the Civil War would put maggots in a little cup and wrap it around a wound to...

They can be amazingly prolific with a little damp soil: in this case, along the basement walls with a gap in the flooring. They pose no...

These definitely have a different look, yet they couldn't be stronger. No wood framing to rot; no broken or melted vinyl siding; no water...

It's so hot the greenhouse effect on the door knocker burnt my hand! Thank God for air conditioning. Hope you all stay safe and...

Cars don't need a room of their own. It doesn't even snow anymore in the DMV. I put wood 2 by 10's down for a deck and screened this in...

Murphy beds have at most a six-inch foam mattress; they take up a whole wall or fold into a cumbersome cabinet and have to be completely...

Duradek is a PVC material used when floor traffic is involved. I recommend using outdoor rugs under furniture to prevent breaches. It...

Love this job. Always new friends to make and new mysteries to solve. This happy, huge fellow graced my inspection the other day. Very...