John Oozoonian is installing some outdoor flooring for a friend. He wants to know the best way to lay down porcelain tile on a concrete porch and walkway. Listen to learn how.
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Simple Solutions
Trimming Hard-to-Reach Branches — A pair of loppers is the perfect tool to trim tree branches, especially branches you can easily reach. But what happens when you want to trim a branch that’s 10 or 12 feet in the air? You can’t easily reach it with the loppers, but you can extend the handles with a PVC pipe.
Go out and buy a 10-foot-long PVC pipe and cut it in half. Then simply take the handles of the lopper and slip them inside the pipe. I used a 1¼-inch diameter pipe and it fits perfectly. Now, with five feet of extra reach, you can easily trim high branches without using a ladder.
Clean and Disinfect Cutting Boards — Cut a lemon in half crosswise, then sprinkle coarse salt onto the cutting board. Use the cut side of the lemon to scrub the salt into the cutting board. Scrub for 2 – 3 minutes, adding more salt, if necessary. Wipe the board clean and let it dry overnight.
If it’s a wooden cutting board, treat it with food-grade mineral oil (not vegetable oil) or cutting-board oil made specifically for wood.
Question of the Week
After applying the grout on my kitchen tile, it turned out to be a different color than what was on the bag. Can I stain or paint it to get the color I want?
Listen to this week’s podcast for the answer!
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