A caulk gun is one of those tools that everyone can identify, but not a lot of people use on an everyday basis. Caulking guns can, of course, be used for much more than just caulk. They can spread out caulk, sealants, adhesives, and just about any other tacky chemical or material that is designed to be used with a caulk gun.

Most caulk guns have a nozzle cutter in the handle.Caulking …

It’s cool in most of the country now and that means it’s time to go through the last few steps needed to get your home ready for winter. For those of you who have window AC units you should almost definitely take them out and store them properly inside. However, the question of whether you need to cover a central AC unit still remains a murky one, with a lot of “heated” debate on both sides.

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This summer my wife and I spent a fair amount of time and energy on increasing the “curb appeal” of our home and the last official exterior home improvement we’re performed this year was purchasing one of those fancy new metal house number plaques!

Our old house numbers sign before we painted our house.Our previous house numbers were more than likely original to our house: they were black metal letters that were screwed …

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 on the outside of home could become riddled with small almost bullet-like holes that serve as the burrow from which eggs are hatched. Wooden decks, wood shingles, dead trees and wooden house eaves and fascia are all prime targets for carpenter bee holes. The holes that the carpenter bees drill will rarely cause any sort of structural damage, …