Will Treated Wood Solve All My Outdoor Problems? - Believe it or not, treated wood does rot and termites do seem to destroy it. One of the biggest problems I see homeowners and do-it-yourselfers have been to deal with using treated lumber is how they actually use it.

Where Have All the Good Contractors Gone? - I'm still here, but plenty of them have left construction and aren't coming back. Every time we go into a recession, we seem to lose a lot of the bad contractors, along with some of the good ones. Let's take a look and see if we can find out where all of the good contractors have gone to.

Planning Your Old House Makeover - Construction and Remodeling Advice - It's time to create a new home in a old neighborhood. Your house is among the last ones in your neighborhood to be remodeled and it's desperately time for an old house makeover. Here are a couple of helpful hints and tips that can help you get started when planning your old house makeover.

Be Extremely Careful with Building Materials Manufacturer Warranties - I have been trying to send this message out for years now. Just because a product states that it has a limited lifetime warranty or a lifetime warranty, this doesn't mean that this particular product will be guaranteed if the company that manufacturers the products goes out of business.

Do It Right the First Time - Someone told me something a long time ago and I would like to share it with everyone who was truly interested in doing a good job,” If you're going to do something, do it right.” I heard this saying a long time ago and it really makes a lot of sense.