Toolbox Tuesday

Are you interested in hearing about our first-hand experiences with tools, devices or items used throughout our renovation? If so, check out our complete list of product reviews in our Toolbox Tuesday section. 

We aren't compensated for these reviews by the manufacturers. We simply want to share good products when we see them, and hope that learning from our mistakes can help save you time, money and frustration.

Tuesday, January 30, 2018
Toolbox Tuesday - Milwaukee's Cordless M18 Heat Gun
Posted by Alex
When I attended Millwaukee's New Tool Symposium last year on behalf of Charles & Hudson, I truly enjoyed trying out a lot of cool new tools.While there were many highlights specific to particular specialties, one of the demos that seemed to be garnering a fair amount of buzz regardless of...
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Would you agree with the statement, “Proper lighting is one of the most often overlooked yet critical tools in a well done project”?Whether we’re talking about the ability to actually see what you’re working on, safely use power tools, or spot imperfections before it’s too late, good lighting is more...
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Protecting your finished surfaces, especially flooring, when working on a project is as old as house projects themselves. From drop clothes to old carpet, pretty much every option has been tried and each has their pros and cons when it comes to keeping paint, dust, scratches, liquid, tools, boots, and...
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If you're trying to decide on a cordless tool should your decision really come down to something as seemingly trivial as Team Red vs. Team Yellow (or teams green, orange, or blue)? With all of the new and improved cordless tool options on the market these days, how are you...
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Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Toolbox Tuesday: Ivy League Trimming
Posted by Wendy
As the old saying goes, "it's a jungle out there." And we'd have to agree.This summer has felt like a battle against the elements when it comes to our home's vegetation. Take our ivy, for example. When we purchased our home in 2003 it was one of the few things,...
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Monday, January 5, 2015
Llamas and Drill Bits and New Tools, Oh My!
Posted by Alex
We hope your holiday and New Year was a relaxing and non-strenuous one, spent with family, friends, and way too much food. Wendy and I spent time with our parents and Christmas with Wendy's very large extended family, and with good friends for a low key New Years. But before...
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***This Reader Reward is now closed. Congratulations to Shelley, who will be using this awesome tool to restore her double hung windows and expose some shiplap. What a perfect few projects for this tool.***As many of you may know, I'm a bit of a tool junkie. Whether I'm researching, using,...
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Friday, May 23, 2014
HVLP Sprayer Phenom or Decidedly Amateur?
Posted by Alex
Over the past several days we've been splitting our DIY time on many different projects all over the house. From routine maintenance items, like putting a fresh coat of paint on the cast iron front stairs and urns... ...to individual "punch list" items from the lengthy list Wendy put together over...
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Quite some time ago I wrote in a Toolbox Tuesday about the pliers I like to use to remove nails. This has been a great solution for my purposes, and something that I picked up when working for a contractor in college, but it hasn't been without its problems. Occasional...
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Dust collection is easily one of the single biggest challenge when keeping an avid DIYer's shop or workspace at a level cleanliness that is at least somewhat respectable. If you've ever had a woodworking or sanding project in your makeshift shop or workspace, you know the possible disaster that seems...
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