DIY Like a Pro

About a month ago I was talking with a friend of mine who is an engineer and we where discussing of the fact that most of the stuff we buy today is disposable !! I mean back in the day you would buy a fridge and it would last at least 20 to 25 years !! The same thing would have applied to a whole lot of things like washing machine, television and even cars !!   Basically we mostly pay for lighter, cheaper, more convenient things and loaded with gadgets that we don't need !! Usually we tend to throw them away when it's outdated or because it's cheaper to buy a new item that to fix the one we have !!  It's the way the future is headed you would say, but it seems a little bit conflictive with the whole being green thing and saving the environment when we actually throw all theses battery power electronic devices and power tools !! That's why after spending hundred's of dollars over the last 10 years in power tools and especially cordless drills I've dec

Some companies, like Makita, really understand where the future of tools is headed !! For more details on this brand new tools visit : Makita Canada Inc : 'via Blog this'

Knowing what Milwaukee is really capable of in terms of Heavy duty tools, this could be a game changer !! Lightweight and compact, but totally capable, can't wait to try one of theses !! For more information about this new tool please visit this page : Power Tools - Jig Saws - M12™ Cordless High Performance Jig Saw - Bare Tool : 'via Blog this'

I know I'm probably fall offtrack today sharing this with you guy's, but I just had to get it off my chest !! Today my simple Architectural post install, finishing and painting turned started in a little bit of a nightmare !!  Instead of driving my Sierra to work today, I had to drive my pregnant wife to work and get her car, a 2010 Hyundai Tucson to the dealership where she bought it !! After going back 3 times with a 52 000 km car about squealing noise in the rear brakes and sway bar knocking together you would think that they would have figured it out by now !! They replaced brake parts and shock mounts on our the last visits, but nothing as changed and the noises are still there driving us crazy !! Let's say that it doesn't look too promising for the future !! Of course we where told that it had nothing to do with the vehicle, and that theses noises were also coming out of Toyota's and Honda's, that there vehicles where in fact just as go as any of th

If you are the lucky owner of a glass shower like me, you should know that to keep your shower looking great and to prevent any leak from happening in the future, it's highly recommended that you repair and seal all your grout joints at least every 2 years !! Theses types of showers are definitely bringing another look to any bathroom, therefore they have to be maintained frequently, otherwise they will fall apart and they may even start leaking into your walls and ceilings !! There are some things that I've even learned at my own expenses and that is why I am sharing this post so it doesn't happen to anybody else !! 1. If you have marble trims and even tiles, please don't use any of theses Kaboom and CLR for bathroom  to clean up the soap scum from your walls !! I used it in my shower once to get rid of the soap buildup easily, but it says clearly on the container not to use on porous surfaces like marble !! My tempered glass also started to loosen up because the

If you take a lot of pride in what you do and you don't like a finish product that look sloppy you definitely need try the Freud and Diablo blades and router bit lineup !!   You don't need to be a professional to enjoy great products that are reasonably priced !! As a carpenter I had to cut and drill through many materials like wood, metal, plastic, aluminium, concrete and even had to cut through nails and screws along the way !! Well it might surprise you, but Freud have a blade and drill bit  for any of theses material !! Obviously their main focus is anything that cut, but they also make a variety of heavy duty tools like routers, mixer drills, jigsaw and they even make sandpaper !! I can honestly tell you that there are no other blade that would even come close to compete with Freud !!  I've discovered theses blades for more that 7 years now and I haven't looked back since !! Since they started to be very popular, a lot of companies like Dewalt, Ridgid and

I've been working as a carpenter for about ten years now and I've definitely got to try a lot of power tools of any make !!  I can honestly say that there is no real leader in the power tools world among the big players like Makita, Dewalt, Milwaukee and Bosch !! The only thing that I would say differentiate one another is what they do best !!  You really have to know what you are looking for when you go to buy power tools, otherwise you are gonna get confused !! For my part I knew, when I bought my reciprocating saw 3 years ago, that the brand name for that type of power tool was Milwaukee !! With their famous Sawzall they had been on top for many years !! I was starting to have some doubts about Milwaukee quality they had been bought by a Chinese company called One World Technologies , their precious reciprocating saw was now made in China and I also witnessed the indestructible Sawzall falling on duty into the hands of some of my  coworkers !!  That's when I deci