Right now our company is in the last few weeks of a year long, million plus dollar house and it has me thinking about a lot of final details. Filling nail holes, finishing the hard trim parts, commissioning all of the systems, etc. Just yesterday I finished installing the six-piece continuous hand rail for the stairway pictured above. This newsletter is themed
around final details, little things that make owners happy and some tools to help get those things done.
The end stages of a project can be the hardest to complete. Labor force can get fatigued, complacent, or just bogged down with the punch list. It is important to finish strong though. Find that second wind (or third or fourth) and just knock it out.
In the meantime be sure to check out our latest video every Friday called Tools On
Tap!
~ Jeff
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Kitchen islands are becoming more and more popular in today's homes. They can be a central place to congregate and hangout. With bigger islands come added features like prep sinks, garbage disposals, and toe-kick lighting. Having cabinets on all sides though doesn't leave much room to add a switch for energizing toe-kick lighting or a disposal.
There is a solution to this dilemma
though, it's called an Air Switch. It uses a little puff of air to activate a relay down in a cabinet and energizes what ever is plugged into it. We installed one on a current house build and the new owners couldn't be happier.
While we installed it for the customer, we outlined it step by step so that you can install one in your own home in no time at all.
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Rob recently had the opportunity to add a little old world charm to a local building using modern tools and techniques. The rear entrance of the building had a faux frame of pink paint that just didn't fit with the owner's style. An Entablature detail was designed and built from scratch that fit in and complimented the building's front entrance.
Now days it seems a lot of carpenters just go
to the trim catalog and order up what they see on paper. Don't be afraid to design and make your own though. In this article, we show you step by step exactly how we made this surround. Use some of our methods and maybe you'll want to try stacking some boards and moldings into your own design.
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Milwaukee M18 FUEL Surge Hydraulic Driver |
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Sound levels on the jobsite are becoming more and more important with every passing year. Over the last 20 years, workers have consistently identified noise-induced hearing loss as one of their top concerns in the work place. With the dawn of impact drivers, the impact noise can be heard on almost any jobsite. Joining the likes of Makita, Ridgid, and Ryobi, Milwaukee now has an Oil-encased impact for
reduced noise on the jobsite.
While it's obvious to see the impact of lowered noise levels to the benefit of workers, it is also a huge benefit to the occupants of occupied spaces. Think hospitals, long-term care facilities, schools, libraries, etc. Any place where construction noise can be considered a nuisance to conducting normal building activities. If you perform work in any of these spaces or care about preserving your hearing, check out this new driver
from Milwaukee.
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On our sites as well as many others there are always naysayers that comment that they would love to own some Festool but they just can't justify the price. Festool heard your pleas and released a new and improved version of their outstanding ETS 125EQ but for half the price.
It's a 5 inch random-orbit sander, 10 pack of disks from the Granat line, and a Systainer 2 case. Heck, the
Systainer is normally $74 by itself. Also you get a $50 vochure towards a future Festool purchase. This is a limited time tool though, hence the LTD in the name. These won't last too long either. Tool Nut is out of stock but Acme seems to have them still. |
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Tools on Tap - Rob and Phil Talk Grippers and Gloves
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