Depending on where you live as well as the kind of environment it poses, you’ll be forced to approach long term building projects in different ways. For instance, roads in the north are always susceptible to freezing, thawing, as well as refreezing every single year. Cracks form in both concrete as well as asphalt as […]
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Using higher quality rebar that will last in coastal areas
The moisture seeps into the hole and then spreads to the rest of the rebar that is underneath the coating Depending on where you live and the kind of environment it poses, you’ll be forced to approach long term building projects in weird ways. For instance, roads in the north are consistently susceptible to chilly, […]
I donated my leftover rebar to the university’s art studio
When I quit my part time handyman dealer to go back to work my old dealer full time, I had a lot of old equipment in a storage equipment that I needed to find uses for so I could get rid of the expense. A lot of the storage locker was filled with containers of […]
It’s great that our condo building was made with almost all America made materials
It wasn’t my plan to downsize after retiring, in fact I always dreamed about having a large house on a huge plot of land. I saw my kids growing older, moving away, having families of their own, and bringing their children back home to the property to play like they did when they were that […]
I want to build a new footbridge leading into my small koi pond out back
At some point in the last few years, I lost any sort of restraint when it came to my backyard and the improvements and projects therein. It started with the metal-frame swimming pool and the large wooden deck that I built around it. I even built a water slide for my kids to use, which […]
Some building materials have been outlawed over the years for various reasons
The corrosion can spread into areas where the epoxy coating remains intact, making it harder to diagnose the areas that need repair I understand that building materials are often outlawed after decades of widespread use, often growing out of a former misunderstanding of the safety and danger in long term human exposure. This happened in […]
It took driving 100 miles in early 2020 to find toilet paper when it was out of stock nearby
I’ll never forget how crazy things became at the beginning of the pandemic in early 2020. My friend’s father died in April 2020 and then his sister nearly passed away one month later when she contracted the virus at work. When I tried to get things like toilet paper and hand sanitizer from local stores, […]
I’m helping my condo association president with a new concrete sidewalk project
I insisted that the type 304 stainless steel rebar tie wire will ensure the sidewalks last for the longest amount of time possible before cracking and needing to be replaced I live in a condominium in a fairly small group of buildings. There are six units in each building and we all know each other […]