Landlord maintenance costs skyrocket as landlords turn to DIY to fix damage --- Landlord maintenance costs have soared as disputes over who’s responsible for repairs continue to rise. According to Towergate Insurance, landlord maintenance costs have increased by more than 26% [...]

In removing branding labels or packaging tape from the finished surfaces of building materials, adhesive is often left behind as a smudge on the product. The post Sticker Smudge Solution appeared first on Fine Homebuilding. --- In removing branding labels or packaging [...]

Grab a small scrap of sheathing (the PVC covering) from a discarded piece of nonmetallic electrical cable and stick it onto the end of your spray-foam gun. The post Makeshift Foam Tip for Tight Spots appeared first on Fine Homebuilding. --- Grab [...]

Mechanically fastened outside corner beads technically don't need tape before being covered with mud. However, if a crack appears, down the road, it will follow the edge of the flange. The post Stop Cracks at Corners appeared first on Fine [...]

Check out Hilti's new modular tool box system. --- Hilti has announced a new modular tool box system that will launch globally towards the end of 2025. Posts on social media by a Hilti North America sales manager strongly suggests that the [...]

DIY Record Cutting Lathe Is Really Groovy --- Back in the day, one of the few reasons to prefer compact cassette tape to vinyl was the fact you could record it at home in very good fidelity. Sure, if you had [...]

Primitive Radio Gods’ Bizarrely Affecting DIY Hit, “Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With My Money In My Hand” --- The name of the band suggested a phalanx of indie-rock instrumentalists, instead of a single guy messing around with some synths [...]

Something looks off about Ryobi's latest comparison. --- Ryobi posted another head to head comparison video on social media, where they demonstrate one of their tools against a lower-spec Craftsman model. In the latest post, Ryobi once again shows off their new [...]

Bootleg Beavers, Feral Pigs, and DIY Lynx: Is UK Rewilding Going Off the Rails? --- Rewilding used to conjure images of faraway wilderness and well-funded eco-estates. Now? It’s backyard rivers, rogue lynx, and wild boar showing up where they were never [...]

In this article, Fortified Roofing Contractor Ben Murphy details the contruction of an asphalt-shingle roof that can withstand heavy rain and high winds. A Fortified Roof like the one shown here includes features such as a sealed roof deck, [...]