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Here’s what we did today… We did a patch in a driveway using fiber mesh bag mix concrete. The particular product we used was Crack Resistant Concrete from Sakrete. The “crack resistant” part refers to...
View ArticleFall Home Maintenance — Clean Your Rain Gutters!
As the wonderful season of Fall approaches it’s a great time to get out there and clean up those rain gutters! Whether you live in an area of leafy trees that might drop fall foliage, or even palm...
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Everyone who lives in a tiny house agrees… outdoor space is where it’s at! Just because the house is only a few hundred square feet on a fat day does NOT mean that’s the real living area. These 12...
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View ArticleWaterproofing Block Walls with Drylok Extreme
Walls are supposed to be waterproof! Right? Can we all agree on this? In most normal circumstances the purpose of a wall doesn’t end with “hold up the roof” and “keep the dog inside”. We could use a...
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