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Eric Jopp

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Eric is a huge Cubs fans and no, he is not related to Chevy Chase. While he loves remodeling his house, his passion is spending time with his wife and two children.

Win a $25 Lowe’s Gift Card, just for being our Friend.

  We're buying your love again.  Just "Like Us" on Facebook and you will be entered to win a $25 gift card to Lowe's.  Do...

Milwaukee Introduces Two New Brushless Drills

Back in November of 2011 Milwaukee announced their new M18 Fuel system.  Today Milwaukee announced their first tools to this system, the new M18...

Power Tool Combo Kits – What to Buy – The Guide

  We get a lot of emails from people, which we always love hearing from our readers.  They ask us questions like which combo kit...

Win a Free Cyclops Toolguard Wireless Security Alarm

  Win a FREE Cyclops Toolguard All you have to do is come up with some creative ways you would use this alarm.  You can post the...

Cyclops Toolguard Wireless Security Alarm Review

Theft causes million of dollars in losses each year.  As the economy gets worse, theft will probably continue to rise.  Since tools are very...

How to Cut a Door to Size

Ahhhh the smell of new carpeting.  Who doesn't love that smell, well besides the guys who lay carpeting everyday.  OK,  you have new carpeting...

Kobalt Full Size Contractor Truck Tool Box from Lowes

Who doesn't like extra storage?  I have an extended cab, so the only storage I have is under a small back seat in the...

Square N Tape

One thing that has amazed me over the year is the creativity of the American people.  I know I don't have that type of...

Low Water Pressure Problem

We take water for granted.  We turn on the faucet, the water comes out, we shut it off and we are off to something...

Action Items and Maintenance of a Wood Burning Fireplace

Okay you installed your wood burning fireplace and you are set to have your first fire.  Before you have your first fire we should probably...

Screws vs Nails

Why are there so many fasteners on the market.  We have screws, nails, staples, glue, velcro and so many other ways to fasten things...

Guide to Installing a Wood Burning Fireplace

As you know we have been working on a project of installing a wood burning fireplace for some time.  We already talked about the...

Exstension Cords Tips and Tricks

Extension Cords, what would we do without them?  Well I guess we would be using cordless tools or each corded tool would have a...

Porter Cable Drill – PCL180CDK-2

  I have been doing a couple of roofing and basement jobs in the past month, so I had some time to play around with...

How to Install a Chimney Cap

  Not too long ago we did a project about installing a Blaze King Fireplace which also required us to install a DuraVent liner.  This...

Kobalt 18V Drill KT200A – Power on a Budget

Not too long ago we attended the Kobalt Tool Event in NY.  I have to say I have never really used Kobalt power tools...