Wrought iron balusters add a decorative touch to a wooden staircase that is both contemporary and traditional. The wrought iron baluster has a number of advantages over wooden ones. Plus, they’re not as difficult as you might think to install into existing wood stair railings. Wrought iron has a long and colorful history as a…
DetailsLet’s Start With Your Main Flight This is also called your ‘Stair Carcass’. It is the main trunk of your staircase minus balustrade (Discussed a little lower). In Basic terms, it consists of Strings either side of your Treads and Risers. Let’s look at those elements individually: STRING This is the vertical, structural element that…
DetailsShe isn’t in the Bonaventure or anywhere nearby the grave of Jim Williams. She wouldn’t have tolerated such positioning. Emily took a stand against the man years ago and wrote it down word for word with a working title of Cannabis and Snowdrops, mainly because her son Danny loved both. Her story is not a…
DetailsWhat’s the difference between a modem, router, switch, and hub? Have you ever heard some or all of these terms before but not really been sure how to tell them apart? Having worked in remote computer repair for several years, many customers have questioned us about this. In this article we will try to give…
DetailsWhat is frontal knee pain? Frontal knee pain is a pain people experience beneath the kneecap (additionally referred to as patella). It’s the most typical reason behind chronic pain related to the knee. It originates from deterioration of cartilage, which happens because of inferior position in the kneecap while it glides across the lower end…
DetailsOwning an ocean front property is a big dream for many people, especially those who are live in an area often bound in by snow and ice. If looking out your front window and watching the waves crash against the shore is your idea of the perfect place to live then this article is for…
DetailsA Plumber’s Soldering Equipment Q: So what’s in the bag? A: Three things: Flux, solder and a blow torch. Plumber’s Flux In joining copper plumbing pipes, flux serves two purposes: First, flux is an acid that is inert at room temperature and becomes reactive at high temperatures. So why is an acid needed when soldering…
DetailsDan, one of my Facebook buddies, wrote to me asking about choosing a soldering iron: “Quick question… I’m looking for a new soldering iron. would you recommend anything under 40 dollars without a soldering station? I’m getting tired of my RadioShack 45 watt iron with the screw on tips (and having to use a bench…
DetailsImpact sockets differ from regular sockets in a number of ways. They have a different appearance, but they can be used for a wide range of applications as compared to their standard counterparts. Even though, it is true that professionals in the automotive repair field primarily use the impact alternatives, they are a good addition…
DetailsThumb joint pain will leave you unable to perform any duty. This is because it causes so much pain and can prove to be a big bother. Thumb joint pain is associated with so many causes which include trauma. This might be as a result of an accident. The pain can also be caused by…
DetailsIf you want to protect your pool during the off-season, when your family least uses it the most, you should have a pool cover. However, as time goes by the cover may be come old or even damage and in need of pool cover repair. There are many different ways that you can go about…
DetailsMany people think that usable night vision technology is only available to the military or through the purchase of very expensive and high tech equipment. Today, however, the situation is rapidly changing and many cameras and camcorders have excellent built in low light and infrared vision capabilities. The most common and least expensive method of…
DetailsYou walk into the lighting section of any home improvement store and are quickly overwhelmed with the number of options available when it comes to lighting the interior and exterior of your home. Experts know the best tips for lighting that can provide both enough wattage for what you are doing and be flattering at…
DetailsOutlined below are the most common 4 methods I have seen used in installing a vapor barrier. If you talk to different builders, you usually will end up with many different methods of installing a vapor barrier in a crawlspace. Here are the most common: 1. Pea Gravel on top of plastic vapor barrier –…
DetailsWhat exactly are fireproof filing cabinets? What are they used for? If you are like most people, you probably have never heard of fireproof filing cabinets before. So what are they? Can they really be fireproof? Sure nothing really is fireproof per say, but you can make something extremely resistant to fire and if you…
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