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So you’re wanting to cut some pegboard today, which makes sense. After all, pegboard is an excellent way to manage space in your shop, shed, or any other workspace you need to hang some stuff up to keep it off the floor. I once worked on a horse farm where we used it to hang…

Installing crown molding can be a tedious and difficult task, the most monotonous part being getting your joints straight and tight. Since this task can be so mind-numbing, too often quality is sacrificed for the sake of getting the job done. Perhaps the installer just gets burnt out and loses sight of the minor details…

Raising the height of a subfloor can sound like a challenging prospect. After all, you may live in a house that was built more than 60 years ago — how many layers of floor do you even have to go through before you reach the subfloor? While this can sound like a long, arduous, and…

When you’re reworking the floors in your home, sometimes you have to do more than the floor itself. Sometimes, you also have to do work on the subfloor. Subfloors are a whole different ballgame from floors. Subfloors are often rough, rustic, and made of durable materials that don’t need to account for appearance. They could…

Crown molding can make a beautiful addition to just about any space. Getting it into that space, however, can be a sensitive and somewhat difficult task to accomplish, even from the very first steps of just picking out the right crown for your desired space. There are so many different sizes and styles of crown…

Vinyl fences are known for their affordability and ease of installation, particularly for the DIY crowd. They offer the same privacy as wooden or metal fences, but they also cost significantly less since they’re made of artificial materials. Vinyl fences also have other advantages — such as their immunity to rust and rot — that…

Subfloors are notorious for getting dirty. Subfloors are the platforms underneath your existing floors that were probably last seen (and cleaned) when they were installed. Depending on the age of your home, that could’ve been decades or, if you live in Philadelphia, even centuries ago. As a result, you won’t have to clean you subfloors…

Vinyl plank flooring is quickly becoming the flooring of choice for homeowners, contractors, and more. Its remarkable durability, ease of installation, affordability, variety, and appearance make it a natural fit for anyone looking for a good floor in their homes. But how forgiving is vinyl plank flooring? In other words, how strong, resilient, and reliable…

Hello, I’m a garage door repair expert and considering you’re reading this, I’m assuming you’re about to be too. I won’t ask why you need to repair it, maybe just typical weather damage (or maybe you backed out too soon this morning) or maybe you just want a new look for the garage. I think…

What stands out more than a hole in the wall? A poorly repaired hole in the wall. When the urge to paint strikes, remember that surface preparation is the most important part of a quality paint job. Spackling is the most essential part of this preparation and is also the most commonly neglected. A bad…