I'm a licensed professional engineer in the states of New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Currently I'm employed by a large construction company as Principal Engineer and project manager for the residential and commercial design-build division. I oversee the construction of custom residential homes, commercial building projects and the development of design-build opportunities. My interests include custom home design, design-build, energy star homes, green building, structural design, land development and planning, finish carpentry and numerous home improvement topics. I've written this home improvement blog in order to share my interests with other professionals, home owners, and DIY'ers. I'm also the author of Today's Green Construction.
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Window & Door Trim Today’s mass produced homes rarely use architecturally pleasing window and door trim. Most homes today are built with a very basic colonial trim with mitered joints. Obviously this is done in an effort to reduce building costs while providing a basic look. Older homes traditionally featured very ornate and detailed window and door trim....read more
Posted 2 days 22 hours ago.
Milwaukee® 8 Piece Screwdriver Set Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation recently introduced the 8 Piece Screwdriver Set as part of its new line of hand tools....read more
Posted 2 days 23 hours ago.
Will he or won’t he? With Hurricane Earl threatening the nation’s Eastern Seaboard this Labor Day, there are steps homeowners can take to weatherproof their homes that won’t break the bank. Kiplinger’s Personal Finance offers six pieces of essential hurricane-preparation advice, including: Brace your garage door to prevent more-extensive damage....read more
Posted 3 days 7 hours ago.
Labor Day Lawn Tips With Labor Day almost here the experts at John Deere wanted to share some Do’s and Don’ts that are sure to make your lawn the talk of the neighborhood. Do… Adjust the height of the mower deck to mow only the top one-third of the blade of grass....read more
Posted 4 days 29 min ago.
Stanley FatMax Quick Change Nail Set Stanley recently introduced the FatMax reversible nail set (58-501). Most carpenters, woodworkers and serious DIY’ers have a set of 3 standard nail punches floating around between their tool pouch, tool box and truck console. So when Stanley introduced this all new reversible, quick change nail set I was very interested in checking it out....read more
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Cupolas Add Value Adding a cupola to your home or garage is a great way to create curb appeal that is sure to get your neighbors attention. Cupolas are making a come back in the industry and it’s obvious why....read more
Posted 5 days 12 hours ago.
Makeover An Old Deck with Trex Decking For less than a third the cost of a new deck you may be able to “makeover” your deck just in time for Labor Day weekend and early fall entertaining with some tips from eco-friendly Trex decking....read more
Posted 5 days 23 hours ago.
TOWSON, Md. (Aug. 30, 2010) – PORTER-CABLE introduces the QUIKJIG Pocket Hole Joinery System (model 560), a heavy-duty bench-top tool solution that is revolutionizing pocket hole joinery....read more
Posted 6 days 21 min ago.
Craftsman Accutrac Handling a 100 ft. steel tape measure isn’t the easiest task especially if you’re working solo. The Craftsman® Accutrac® Laser Measuring Tool is like having an assistant and more. This easy-to-operate, pocket calculator measures distances up to 100 ft. with +/- accuracy of 1/8 in....read more
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One of the most frequent questions I get from folks is: “How can I save money building a new house?” Ways To Save Money Building a new house is very expensive and very stressful. Today more and more people are looking for ways to save money building a new home. I’d like to share some of my insight and experience on ways to save money building your new home....read more
Posted 1 week 5 hours ago.