The Power Of The Tack Cloth

A tack cloth is a special type of cleaning cloth used in home painting and woodworking projects. It is a soft, loosely woven piece of cotton fabric coated with a sticky substance, often made from resin or wax. The sticky coating is what gives it the name “tack cloth,” because it has a slightly tacky […]

What Is Siloxane?

It is not unusual to hear someone reference something that sounds a bit ‘techy’ but really is industry slang for something somewhat ‘related’, but maybe not necessarily having to do with the actual definition of what may be being discussed. I’m sure every industry has their examples. In the home improvement industry there CERTAINLY are […]

Diagnosing Leaks – The Last Resort!

Attempting to figure out where a leak is coming from can often be the ultimate exercise in frustration. Whether the leak is coming from the interior, the exterior, or someplace in between, correctly figuring out where a leak is stemming from is enough to drive the most cool, calm, and collected of us entirely batty! […]

How To Get Up Oil Stains From Your Basement Floor

In New England, one of the things that is different about our homes in comparison to a lot of the other parts of the country is that we have basements. With the absence of a basement, many other regions have their homes built on concrete slabs. The pros and cons of having a home with […]