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14 PC Milwaukee® Thunderbolt® Titanium Coated Drill Bits 48-89-0011 I break drill bits all the time. A simple IPE deck install sometimes requires a dozen drill bits. Up until now I just wrote off the drill breakage to part of doing business. That is until I came across the Milwaukee Thunderbolt drill bits. When I…
Every week I give a tool or accessory to a lucky email subscriber. This weeks winner is Eric Seberg from Bellevue, NE. Eric will recieve a BORA Multi-Angle Adjustable Square from Affinity Tools. For those of you who are not familiar with the BORA Multi-Angle Adjustable Square , it had pre-set angle positions that lock securely in place,…
SUSTAINABLE RESIDENTIAL DESIGN: INCREASING ENERGY EFFICIENCY An increasingly important component of residential design and construction is sustainable design. Sustainable Residential Design is basically wise decision making about materials and land use and maximizing a site and building energy efficiency. There are many ways that your architect can help you save energy in your existing home or…
Portsmouth™ Collection from American Standard Water Efficient Bathroom Collection Sparkles with Old World Charm Characterized by exquisite detail and workmanship that is reminiscent of Colonial Virginia, the Portsmouth Collection extends throughout the bath with a complete range of solid brass bathroom faucets. Beneath its traditional styling, all Portsmouth bathroom sink models are WaterSense®-certified for water…
Jeld-Wen Douglas Fir Option for its Custom Fiberglass Door Line JELD-WEN, a leading manufacturer of windows and doors,recently added an exquisite door style to their repertoire. JELD-WEN’s Aurora® Fiberglass door with its wood grain actually looks like a wood door but has all of a maintenance free door. Unlike a wood door the aurora will not rot,…
Hurricane Windows I recently came across a relatively new product from ODL Inc, a door glass, enclosed blinds and decorative window company. ODL has a line of severe weather door glass or hurricane glass as most people call it. It’s a great alternative to the aluminum storm shutters – photo right. The glass meets Florida…
Residential Standby Power Generator I’ve always wanted a standby generator for those inconvenient power outages but never wanted to spend $6,000 to do it. Now you don’t have to with Generacs CorePower system. I stumbled upon this innovative, cost effective generator at the International Builders Show in Orlando. My plan in the next month is to show you a…
Rockler is First U.S. Retailer to Distribute Laguna’s Premium Line of Woodworking Power Tools and Accessories On-line and at Nationwide Retail Stores. MEDINA, MN (January 11, 2011) – Rockler Woodworking and Hardware, a national retailer of woodworking tools and supplies, announced an agreement with Laguna Tools, a California-based manufacturer of stationary power tools for woodworking,…
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