HowTos

How To Deal With Neighbor’s Trees Endangering Your Property

Accidents will happen and damage from tree falls is one of the largest expenses that home owners may have. If the tree is on your property then you or your home owner’s insurance should cover the expense but what if the tree is on your neighbor’s property?

In many cases you will find that there is a clause for act of nature and this would come into play where a neighbor believes that their trees …

How To Find Power In Your Small Block Chevy V8 On The Cheap

The General Motors Small Block V8 is probably the most popular engine ever made and the reason for this is because of its long availability window and the stock and aftermarket upgrades you can order to increase its performance. When you are thinking about the small block v8 there is a lot of variety from the smaller but torquey  302 -327 on the bottom end all the way up to small block 350’s that …

How To Avoid The Most Common Mistakes Or Problems With Your New Tractor

If you didn’t grow up using a tractor you are likely not to have much time on one and in this How To we are going to go over some of the mistakes and problems that new tractor owners have.

Understanding your fluid levels and maintaining them is one of the most important things for new engines and equipment. When filling fluids there is a high and low level and the amount you add should …

How To Remove Lead Paint From A 1930’s Home

A friend is asking about a 1930’s home they are purchasing that has been found to have lead paint on the interior and exterior of the home. They are concerned because they have children and his wife is pregnant. They are wondering what the process might be to abate the lead and make the home safe for the family before they move in. They are actually in the Closing process right now so they …

How To Get The Best Deal On Your Next Floor Tile Job

A pretty hot topic right now is remodeling kitchens and bathrooms and sometimes if you are contracting out the work the general contractor will include the cost of installing the floor tile but sometimes you are not looking for a full remodel and just want to change your floor materials to upgrade from a different material or to replace damaged or worn flooring.

The most important thing about getting a good deal on flooring installs is …

How To Find A Good Car Mechanic

A good Auto Mechanic is as hard to find as anyone else. I don’t know why some people think that all mechanics and shops should be good when they know from other experiences that finding a good doctor or plumber or even a good restaurant is going to be something that takes time and luck.

Unfortunately cars are something that we all depend on and they need to be running and we can’t do without …

How To Store Lumber

When you are working on projects sometimes you need to order your lumber early and sometimes you have extra lumber that you want to store for your next job. Either way the cost of lumber means that you need to take good care of it.

There are a few different ways that lumber might come to your home or work site. Often flatbed trucks will deliver your materials and if you are purchasing a full …

How To Repairing A Brick Border Fence

A friend unfortunately just had the rear brick fence to their property collapse and they are wondering what they should do now. With a little bit of background the fence separates their property from a golf course and along the fence line is a concrete pathway used by the golf course.

After a little discussion it seems that they are not living in a HOA situation where the fence might have been installed by the …

How To Deal With A Neighbor Who Has Built Something On Your Property

A friend of ours contacted us about a problem they just realized they had. After moving into their home about 2 years ago they had time to look up their plot map on their county website and saw that their neighbor’s detached garage is actually on their property about 10 feet. The garage is near but not at the street and they live in a small city so parking is an issue and in …

How To Know When You Are Asking Too Much From Your Contractor

This is a How To that might not make everyone on Angry’s List happy but it is something that really should be talked about. When you are dealing with a professional contractor you should expect that they perform their work accurately and with high quality but there are times when tiny little things end up turning a project into a nightmare for a contractor and the home owner that hired them.

Consider this that any …