Air Filtration Systems
Air Filtration Systems...
Star-Eagle Independent Newspaper – JUL 2010 “If we can not do something about this dust, I am going to go crazy!” Is what she said to me. “I have to dust this house a lot more than what I think is normal.” What spurred this comment was me asking as I finished up a...
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Lead Laws
Lead Laws...
Star-Eagle Independent Newspaper – JUN 2010 In the world of home improvement and remodeling of any type, by any one, there is a date that should now live in the minds of contractors and homeowners for all of future history. April 22, 2010. The day the “Lead Laws” went...
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle...
Star-Eagle Independent Newspaper – MAY 2010 I have a real problem. And it is starting to bug me. My problem is that I can’t let things go to waste. You know, just throw it away! Now before you start thinking of the next episode of Hoarders on TV, I am not talking about this...
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Invest in Quality and Durability
Invest in Quality and D...
Star-Eagle Independent Newspaper – APR 2010 Spring brings changes. They are all around us. One that happened for me is the moving of The HomeFix Radio Show to 670 KBOI. A bit of a mental challenge for me, but like most things, I adjusted and got used to it. Thanks to those...
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What Would Norm Do?
What Would Norm Do?...
Star-Eagle Independent Newspaper MAR 2010 WWND. No not a typo. It means What Would Norm Do? You know Norm, The New Yankee Workshop guy on PBS? The Master Craftsman with the infinite skill and killer workshop we all dream of. I have jested that if Norm needed a piece of wood trim,...
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A New Proclimation for “My World”
A New Proclimation for ...
Star-Eagle Independent Newspaper FEB 2010 I have shared with you from time to time “My World”. This is a place created by me, where things work the way I want them to. One past example you may have read about here is that in My World, slotted screws are outlawed. Stricken from...
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Office Trauma
Office Trauma...
Star-Eagle Independent Newspaper JAN 2010 I have recently gone through “Office Trauma” and for those of you who have an office in your home for business or the family, you know what it feels like to have everything shut down for a few days. Not good. My house is undergoing a full...
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Doors: The “Mystery” Element of Home Construction
Doors: The “Myste...
Star-Eagle Independent Newspaper  DEC 2009 Doors seem to be one of the “mystery” elements of home construction. Pretty simple when you break them down. You have a door, a frame, and some trim. And the hardware. Not much else. However… A door that is not installed right...
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Winter Construction Q & A
Winter Construction Q &...
Star-Eagle Independent Newspaper  SEP 2009 I received a good email question for this time of year regarding home construction. Q: “We are considering having a home built with a start date in late September but are concerned about the outdoor early morning temps lowering...
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Go Cheap or Go for Quality?
Go Cheap or Go for Qual...
I have always, well OK, not always, but recently, wondered why we expect so much out of some home products and so little from others. I understand the disposable mentality that we have and how it is related to economics and availability. There are some times when all of us purchase...
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