By and large, wood bed frames are more attractive than metal ones. While there are a few styles of metal bed frames which have a headboard and footboard, making them much more attractive, the majority of metal bed frames are merely support for the mattress, without providing any decorative elements. While these can be convenient, … Read more
Working on older homes presents the carpenter or woodworker with special problems. As homes age, there are a number of things that can go wrong with them, some of which can be quite serious. Of these, structural problems are generally the worst. Structural problems can refer to a variety of differing things, ranging from problems … Read more
The roofs of our homes have one main purpose, to keep the rain out. While they also help keep the heat and cold in our homes, as well as helping us to avoid a sunburn, their main purpose is to keep the rain on the outside, so that we can stay nice and warm on … Read more
Trees are a wonderful part of the world we live in, especially in the summertime, when their shade can help us withstand the summer heat. But those same trees can cause a mess for us when their sap gets onto everything from our car’s paint job, to the new deck we just installed. Tree sap … Read more
Before you ask, NO! It is most definitely not acceptable for you to put new shingles over old shingles. Some of you may laugh, but it is a question I have heard a few times, and I have even seen someone do this. “But it’s double the protection, right?” you ask. No, no it is … Read more