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Episode #97 – Water Pressure, Fixing a Wall and a New Tool

January 28, 2010

The Handyguys received a distraught email from one of our listeners regarding a DIY disaster. It seems that Leroy has the challenge of fixing a hack job from the previous homeowner.
Hi guys, I recently purchased a house. The home was built in 1990. In the master bedroom there is an 8 inch paper boarder [...]

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Episode #95 – Nailguns for Every Purpose

January 15, 2010

The Handyguys discuss what nailer you use when. A pneumatic nailer takes much of the work or of driving nails and saves you time. With one pull of the trigger the nail is set flush or below the surface of the work. Nailers allow for one handed operation which frees up your other hand for [...]

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Episode #93 – Tile Backsplash for your kitchen

December 17, 2009

The Handyguys discuss doing a tile back-splash.
Preparations
You need to make sure your wall is smooth and clean. Measure and decide what areas of your back-splash you want to cover. When buying tile make sure you account for waste and bad cuts.
Layout
Decide on your layout. If you go horizontal you will have significantly fewer cuts. If [...]

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Episode #92 – Painting like a pro

December 11, 2009

In this episode The Handyguys discuss painting. Planning your painting project, materials and tools are discussed in this podcast.
Planning
Handyguy Brian originally intended to paint the entryway and foyer of his house. The foyer has 17 foot ceilings, a hall leading to the family room downstairs and a hallway upstairs connecting the bedrooms and hall bath. [...]

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Episode #91 – Winner, Magnogrip, CarMD and PermaFLOW

December 3, 2009

In this Episode of The Handyguys Podcast we announce the winner of our toolkit contest and discuss some innovative products from Magnogrip, CarMD and PermaFLOW.
Winner
Congrats Andrew. Your toolkit is in the mail. We had a lot of awesome entries so it was difficult to pick our winner. You can read Andrews winning entry here. This [...]

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Episode #90 – Leaf blowers, rakes and a question about leaky showers

November 19, 2009

Leaf blowers, rakes and a question about leaky showers
The Handyguys discuss the contest to giveaway a great toolkit, some possible problems with a leaky shower valve and weather a rake or a leaf blower is the correct tool for collecting leaves. To enter the contest you just need to leave a comment on Episode 87 [...]

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Episode #87 – Top 10 Essential Tools, Duct tape and a Contest

October 29, 2009

In this show The Handyguys discuss their top 10 starter tools and announce a contest to win this toolkit!

What is included in a first time home buyers tool kit? Screwdrivers of course! But what else? The Handyguys went shopping at True Value to assemble a quality starter set of essential tools for the typical home [...]

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Episode #71 – ZTR Mower Versus Tractor

July 9, 2009

Handyguys Try Out Some Riding Mowers
The Handyguys are falling behind on the honey do list because this year’s mowing season is taking all of their free time. Pennsylvania has been hit by lots of rain — making for nice fast growing lawns — but that comes with long hours of mowing.

Handyguy Paul is researching a riding [...]

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Episode #56 – Deck Material and Design Part 2

March 12, 2009

This western red cedar pergola makes a nice addition to an existing deck

In this episode of The Handyguys Podcast the Handyguys Brian & Paul continue their interview with Paul Mackie from The Western Red Cedar Lumber Association.
This part of the interview contains discussion of:

Can a handyguy build his own deck.
Exotics versus cedar versus synthetics
Quality of cedar in various markets

Tips and considerations for a DIYer when building [...]

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Episode #53 – Mowers, Drills and Garbage Disposals

February 19, 2009

The Handyguys answers some questions and then discuss Garbage Disposals
First of all, please watch our videos from Episode #52 and take our survey. We would love some more feedback!

A garbage disposal is something most of us have but the troubleshooting instructions are probably missing.. The Handyguys discuss ways to fix these little beasts when they [...]

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