http://www.diystuff.com/blog The Home Improvements Blog Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:17:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Trying to calculate the costs of any project come be quite difficult and when it comes to construction and home improvements it can be difficult to estimate the costs because it depends how much work is actually required. The costs can really come down to if you are remodeling the kitchen ... http://www.diystuff.com/blog/2009/06/cost-estimating-for-home-improvements/ Lowe's Home Improvement is the second-largest home improvement chain in North America. It was started in 1921 by Lucius S. Lowe and was passed on to his daughter who sold it to her brother Jim and her Husband Carl Buchan who really took over the store after the war in ... http://www.diystuff.com/blog/2009/06/who-was-the-founder-of-lowes-home-improvement/ I decided to have a quick look at the 32in. 38 Gallon Battery-Operated Riding Auto Scrubber from northern tool if your looking for an auto scrub this might be the scrubber for you. So lets have a little look at what you get for your money. It's a relatively small battery-operated power ... http://www.diystuff.com/blog/2009/01/32in-38-gallon-battery-operated-riding-auto-scrubber-review/ Here we have the Stanley 95-155 3-in-1 Tripod LED Flashlight which is a Versatile led flashlight perfect for hands-free light. We've all been in situations where we need a lamp of some type maybe it's camping & hiking, in a small crawl space trying to do a job with ... http://www.diystuff.com/blog/2009/01/stanley-95-155-3-in-1-tripod-led-flashlight/ If you've found some cracks in your concrete you can fill cracks that are larger than 1/4 inch easily with concrete patching compound. First you need to clean out any dirt out of the crack (Use a vacuum if needed) The next step is to brush on some acrylic ... http://www.diystuff.com/blog/2009/01/how-to-fill-cracks-in-concrete/ If you're looking for ear muffs one of the key thing to remember is you want a high degree of noise reduction. The Milwaukee 49-17-3300 Heavy Duty Folding Ear Muffs, NRR 28 db . These are also lightweight and fold to a compact size for storage, they also offer low pressure headband ... http://www.diystuff.com/blog/2009/01/milwaukee-49-17-3300-heavy-duty-folding-ear-muffs-nrr-28-db/ This is one of the most useful items I have in my toolbox the cordless screw gun. I've used one of these for all sorts of jobs like decking, drywall I even have a friend that works in IT and has one in he toolbox for cabling, so even for ... http://www.diystuff.com/blog/2009/01/cordless-screw-guns-video-review/ You may have noticed that some of the nails are popping out of your drywalls, this can happen over time and can easily be fixed with some basic tools and a little joint compound. Your first step is to use the hammer to hit the nail You now need to hammer in ... http://www.diystuff.com/blog/2009/01/how-to-fix-nail-pops-in-drywall/ If you do lots of projects at some stage you'll come across planning regulations and guidelines that just may not fit your plans. Here's an idea from Silvelox, manufacturers of premium quality wooden garage doors, which might just help. The garage door's are almost invisible as you can see from the ... http://www.diystuff.com/blog/2009/01/invisible-garage-doors/ Here we have the Rockwell RK9000 Jawhorse this is something that every hobby person should have, it allows you to do certain jobs that would otherwise not have been possible by yourself and safely. The Jawhorse's uses clamping that lets you accomplish tasks that normally require two people on your ... http://www.diystuff.com/blog/2009/01/rockwell-rk9000-jawhorse-review/