• Barbecue Tips
• Hot Weather Energy-Saving Tips
• Hot Water Recirculation Appliance
• Balance Your Central Heating
• Bathroom Towel Warmers
• A Hot Solution for Instant Hot Drinks

All posts tagged "installation"

• 
  Floors are a “Snap”

  “Beat the Clock” made its television debut on this day in 1950. Host Bud Collyer entertained home viewers by having contestants do zany stunts for money under the pressure of a ticking clock. Today, if you want...

  • Posted May 11, 2014
  • 0
• 
  Dos and Don’ts of Hardwood Flooring

  Hardwood flooring can be glued, nailed or left floating. However, in some instances the method of adhesion is determined by the type of hardwood flooring being covered. For example: plank flooring should not be glued to concrete....

  • Posted May 11, 2014
  • 0
• 
  Installation of a Skylight

  Question In one of your recent columns you concluded an answer on lightening a room by stating, “You also may wish to consider a skylight or two. With the proper roof configuration, and right exposure, a skylight...

  • Posted May 10, 2014
  • 0
• 
  Adding a New Roof Over Shakes?

  Question We will be putting a new roof on soon and it will most likely be a light weight tile one. We currently have a heavy shake roof. Should we remove the shakes before the tile roof...

  • Posted April 17, 2014
  • 0
• 
  This Side Up: Installing Insulation Correctly

  Picking the right face is essential with fiberglass insulation that has a vapor barrier (meaning with Kraft paper or foil attached on one side). It should always face the warm-in-winter side. Thus, in cold climates, it should face the...

  • Posted March 25, 2014
  • 0
• 
  Installing French Doors

  Question We would like some information regarding the best way to install double glass French doors. We have been told that sealing on the inside is the best way, and another person told us that sealing on...

  • Posted March 5, 2014
  • 0
• 
  Gutters, Downspouts, Drainage … and More

  Gene Kelly would probably not be remembered as well for his part in “Singing in the Rain” if the movie set had been equipped with rain gutters. When it comes to the place you live, the last...

  • Posted February 12, 2014
  • 2
• 
  Adding Extra Cable Outlets

  Several years ago we traveled to Lisbon, Portugal, where we were amazed to find that nearly every home had a TV antenna. The skyline was dotted with masts of horizontal and vertical aluminum tubing… some low, some...

  • Posted January 30, 2014
  • 0
• 
  Washing Machine Check-up

  Avoid messy washing machine blues with simple “don’ts” and easy “do’s!” Washing machines are handy time-savers and labor-savers. They also are responsible more than 150 million dollars worth of damage every year. Imagine a river flowing from...

  • Posted January 4, 2014
  • 0
• 
  Thermostat Replacement

  Setback thermostats represent a programming breakthrough “48 Hours” premiered in 1988. This programming breakthrough focused on a two-day period of time. Setback thermostats represent a programming breakthrough, too, with a capability to deliver pre-programmed heat and cooling...

  • Posted January 3, 2014
  • 0