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You go to restaurants? I brown bagged every lunch for my entire working career, and carried a thermos of coffee. I don't drink, not...

What you are calling a habit, some of us call a lifestyle. Everything is paid off and can buy what we want. But by todays standards we...

There are a series of ratings, and unfortunately, much of the "ground contact" lumber sold in my local box stores is only suitable for...

Not all treated wood is really treated. I installed "ground contact rated" guardrail posts on a tree bridge 8 years ago, lag bolted to...

That's the one I installed on my shop. Good lockset. The house is also Schlage, so I keyed everything alike. So far, no arthritis in my...

I often see parts of bugs in the feeder trays when I clean them out. I figure it is off of their bills (technically they have bills...

I suspect bird flu has taken a toll. Another species that is rare this year is the great horned owl. We typically have three nesting...

The number of birds has picked up, and we have a whole squadron of rufous hens, so it's likely we will have more. We finally have enough...

The rufous were really late showing up this year, but things picked up with warmer weather.

Stucco is fine. It's the wood under it that is the problem. I have replaced a lot of rotten walls under stucco, particularly on the...

As a former painter, I will admit to being a fan of prepainted. It is possible to get much better surface preparation and adhesion in a...

I have heard that cement board siding has the same problem with condensation as stucco. If it's a problem, and how to deal with it, will...

When you pull down the existing ceiling you will have access to that tough-to-access space. The rule with insulation is "seal the warm...

It depends on range. I have shots withing 30 yards, so a load of steel #6 does fine. At 40 yards, it's iffy. Steel doesn't carry like...

A delightful sight of the red sky and buzzing hummingbirds along the Little Bay de Noc shore. Taken in the UP of MI!