Archive for: October 2009

October 30, 2009

Wagner TurboRoll Power Paint Roller Review

Filed under: Green Home improvements, Interior, New Home Products - 30 Oct 2009

After putting up the drywall and finishing the walls in my basement room it was finally time to apply some primer and paint. I was going to just use a regular paint roller, but I had a unique …

October 27, 2009

Quick Fall Home Improvements For That Extra Daylight Savings Hour

Filed under: Clever Tips and Tricks, Interior - 27 Oct 2009

Most of the United States will be turning their clocks back one hour for “Daylight Savings Time” this coming Sunday, and I thought it would be a good time to mention a few quick and easy home improvement projects you …

October 15, 2009

How To Get Rid of a Drywall Tape Bubble

Filed under: Basement Remodeling, Interior - 15 Oct 2009

After refinishing most of the drywall in my basement remodeling project I decided to try to tackle two little areas of drywall where my drywall tape had “bubbled up”. There was actually a layer or two of dried …

October 3, 2009

Control Carpenter Bees With Copper Mesh

Filed under: Exterior, Lawn and Garden - 03 Oct 2009

Carpenter bees are large bees that are often mistaken for bumble bees and are known for their destructive and annoying habit of burrowing into dead wood. For homeowners around the world this means that any piece of exposed wood …