I’ve always liked to group like tasks together, so I will do as much bending and cutting in the shop as possible for a house, then when I get to the job site, I can focus on installing instead of the angles and cuts and bends. I’ve found it to be more efficient, funner, a way to be busy on rain days and to stay warmer inside rather than doing all this out in the elements. Almost 20 years of doing this has saved me lots of time. I started this way mainly because I had no way to transport my brake

I’m here at the World of Concrete show in Las Vegas. Hearing the CEO speak about the various new products they have developed was very refreshing. Backed by science and logic; no wonder their blades perform significantly better than the competitors. Watching various head to head comparisons, along with the explanation of why their blades perform better was very educational for me as a user. I have used Diablo’s fibre cement blades exclusively for doing siding over the years. It’s nice to see inn

This is a question I get asked A LOT - “How to you fix a damaged corner?” This in one way of doing it. The Vinyl Siding Institute instructs you to do it the same way except without removing any siding. They want you to use a couple of rivets to hold the corner up to prevent it from moving up and down. I don’t like visible fasteners, so my solution is to remove a piece of siding and fasten it behind the siding. I have replaced corners on an entire 2-storey house before because the client second g

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