From the editors of Tool Box Buzz, Home Construction Improvement and A Concord Carpenter
IN THIS ISSUE Volume 23
It's another frigid week in the midwest and it has me thinking about a few things. Warm toes, ice dams, and tools that work in the cold.
Maybe you can relate and you'll find these articles useful. Or maybe you're in Texas or Florida and you can laugh at the
rest of us for living in a cold climate.
Rob Robillard
Warmup Electric Radiant Heat
The Warmup Electric Radiant Heat StickyMat System is a series of small, three-foot wide mesh fiber mats that are extremely durable and designed to be installed under both tile and stone. They effectively turn the whole floor into a radiator.
The StickyMat System was new to us before this job but we learned how this system can cut the heat up time of the floor by 90%, saving a lot
of electricity.
Read on for more tips and benefits to installing the Warmup Electric Radiant Heat StickyMat System.
Each year Ice Dams cause damage to thousands of homes across the Country. Understanding the causes of ice dams is the first step in preventing them. Ice damns happen when melting roof snow pools behind dams of ice at the roof’s edge and then leaks under the roofing material into the house. Typically ice dams result in significant water damage that can be extremely costly to
repair.
To get a level job site, you need a professional laser!
Working for a commercial general contractor, we have a need for checking grades and heights every day. Many times, we are checking them over a large area. In the old days, a water level could be used to establish level from a known benchmark. Today, lasers are the quickest and most
accurate way to check for level and the gold standard at construction sites.
With an internal Li-ion battery, the Bosch works well in the cold temperatures. Go ahead and try that with a water level...
We are giving away a Bosch JS120 Jigsaw to one lucky winner this month! Stay tuned to ToolBoxBuzz.com or this newsletter for details of how to enter soon.
