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Tuesday Tip: Forget the pencil use a…

20/02/2018 by SLS Leave a Comment

Tuesday Tip: Forget the pencil use a…

Measure twice & cut once – sage advice but why do people seemingly always end up with trim either too long or too short? There are generally three main reasons: the tape itself has some slop in it (butted versus pulled), they cut on the wrong side of the line / take the line (most […]

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Natural Tips On How To Get Rid Of Ants From Your Home

13/06/2017 by SLS Leave a Comment

Natural Tips On How To Get Rid Of Ants From Your Home

You can tell when summer rolls around as people start going, my house is spotless but all of a sudden… just how can I get rid of these blasted ants? “There is absolutely no reason to accept that you need to live with ants and share your home with them. Instead, you can choose from a variety […]

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Tuesday Tip: Restoring Rusted Cast Iron

02/05/2017 by SLS Leave a Comment

Tuesday Tip: Restoring Rusted Cast Iron

Cast iron is used in many products that range from woodworking tools like table saw tops to cooking pans and for many good reasons. The only downside though besides it weight is if one doesn’t take care of it, it can rust. In most cases a little surface rust is no big deal as there […]

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Tuesday Tip: Adjusting Hot Water Temp. for Showers & Baths

11/04/2017 by SLS Leave a Comment

Tuesday Tip: Adjusting Hot Water Temp. for Showers & Baths

Ever noticed that the water coming from the shower seems to be so much hotter during the summer as compared to the winter? Tired of the kids taking super hot showers and using up all the hot water? Sorry we can’t help you on the time aspect (that’s your battle though they do have timers for showers…), but […]

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FAQ – how you can fix fiber board sheathing from the inside…

23/05/2016 by SLS Leave a Comment

FAQ – how you can fix fiber board sheathing from the inside…

I opened up my walls and there is this black (or brown) fiber board where I should see exterior sheathing… This generally leads most to ask; just what is it, followed up by, it has pulled away from the studs is there a way to fix it without tearing off the exterior siding. Oh wait, is […]

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Child / Pet Proofing your Home – Tips & Tricks

09/12/2015 by SLS Leave a Comment

Child / Pet Proofing your Home – Tips & Tricks

Believe it or not, Matthew just turned one & when he gets moving watch out. One of the more interesting aspects is looking at all the information out there on topics like kid proofing a home. We have two guest posts on this topic from 6 easy tips, to renovations. Needless to say some you find out […]

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Pumpkin Pancakes & Keeping Apples Fresh Year Round

08/10/2015 by SLS Leave a Comment

Pumpkin Pancakes & Keeping Apples Fresh Year Round

Fall is definitely in the air, as one can tell with all the Christmas stuff going up in the stores (shoot, I remember when it went up just a day or two before Thanksgiving). One of the nice things about this season besides the cooler weather is the apples are being harvested along with pumpkins, hay rides […]

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Quick Maintenance Tip – Faucet Aerators

08/04/2015 by SLS Leave a Comment

Quick Maintenance Tip – Faucet Aerators

An aerator is most commonly attached to a faucet to not only catch particulates in the water (no one likes sand in their water glass) but more importantly creating a non-splashing stream of water which is generally done by mixing water and air. If you are like most people you don’t think twice about them until the […]

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Creating a Box Beam Work Bench / Desk Top

11/03/2015 by SLS 3 Comments

Creating a Box Beam Work Bench / Desk Top

One of the lessons we quickly learned was when one builds a work bench and you don’t want issues with sagging, it is best to utilize a box beam (aka torsion box) type design. While I didn’t have a work bench that needs to be built, we decided that we needed to add a built in desk in […]

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Installing an Interior Barn Door – Lessons Learned

04/02/2015 by SLS 12 Comments

Installing an Interior Barn Door – Lessons Learned

It seems one of the biggest trends lately is installing a “barn door” inside to either add a decorative element, add some privacy, or in our case cut down on noise. We recently removed a pocket door and left the doorway open as we knew we were going to install one in that location. Here […]

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