Paul Cummins
We're all stretched to the limit these days!
What a wild time! Masks we can't breathe through and that fog our glasses. Thank Goodness we have work and are managing to stay healthy....
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Paul Cummins
- Oct 13, 2020
- 1 min
Too cute not to blog about...
This is Bella, our quarantine grandchild proxy. She's full of affection and enthusiasm and rarely watches the news... Watch her cruise...
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Paul Cummins
- Oct 8, 2020
- 1 min
Glazing: a lost art.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/home/when-old-windows-need-new-glazing-around-the-panes/2020/10/03/62e91c46-fdb2-11ea-9ceb-061d6...
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Paul Cummins
- Sep 5, 2020
- 1 min
Could not believe it: beautiful finish after extensive urine damage.
This oak floor had been completely covered in dark urine spots. I thought it would have to be replaced. Not so, just the right finish...
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Paul Cummins
- Aug 26, 2020
- 1 min
Don't weight for the bathroom floor to flood!
Just did the second DC condo in a row that had a 4 inch shower berm on the floor. That's not much to save you from a wet bathroom floor....
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Paul Cummins
- Aug 26, 2020
- 1 min
You're selling a house and can't find the garage door remote?
This baby is called a universal remote control. It works for Chamberlain, Linear, Genie, Stanley and Wayne Dalton openers. I was...
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Paul Cummins
- Jun 16, 2020
- 1 min
Solution for sagging lintel over garage!
See cracks all the time over those two-car garages on brick townhomes. Click on image or text to find LINTEL LIFT.
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Paul Cummins
- Jun 13, 2020
- 1 min
Lighted Picture Rail: Just like the MOMA!
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...
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Paul Cummins
- Jun 7, 2020
- 1 min
LEDS Come of Age: Warm Light 50 Watt Equivalent
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...
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Paul Cummins
- Jun 5, 2020
- 1 min
Sign of the times: COVID summer gear
Yes that's sweat on my bald pate and the shirt is soaked through for the second time that day!
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Paul Cummins
- May 21, 2020
- 1 min
Green walls!
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...
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Paul Cummins
- May 19, 2020
- 1 min
A Heck of a Deck!
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...
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Paul Cummins
- May 2, 2020
- 2 min
Butt Gaps: Not good for any of us.
The more I inspect, the more I respect the challenge of constructing a home. Products, codes and best practices are constantly changing....
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Paul Cummins
- Apr 6, 2020
- 1 min
COVID RELIEF LOANS VS. PAYCHECK PROTECTION GRANTS
https://scalefactor.com/scaleblog/sba-coronavirus-emergency-loans/ Paycheck Protection turns out to be a grant for 2.5 months of salary. ...
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Paul Cummins
- Mar 26, 2020
- 1 min
If I had a hammer...
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...
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Paul Cummins
- Mar 22, 2020
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Paul Cummins
- Mar 12, 2020
- 1 min
Hot and Bollard 'Cause My Door is Dented
Click on image to buy covers for these nasty door dingers!
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Paul Cummins
- Mar 12, 2020
- 1 min
Uphill of Egress Windows
This house is still under construction and will therefore get better grading, yet it shows what happens when there is no sealant around...
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Paul Cummins
- Feb 24, 2020
- 1 min
Building new the old way at Mount Vernon
Note the overlap of shingles on the ridge. Today we would cover the ridge with cut flaps from asphalt shingles or with metal flashing. ...
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Paul Cummins
- Feb 13, 2020
- 1 min
Windows of opportunity!
How to keep your old wood windows in style. These storm windows have hidden attachments on a window in Old Town Alexandria. Click on...
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