Home Decor Projects Observer

Plumbing contractors leave money on the table every day. They fail to make homeowners aware of their offering and they fail to make it easier to spend more. Here are four ways you might be limiting your sales, lowering your average ticket, and hurting your profitability.

My first job out of high school was as a trainee carpenter with a framing crew in Buffalo, NY. I started in the summer, and really loved working outdoors. However, summer in Buffalo is closely followed by winter in Buffalo. Winter seems to last a whole lot longer, and it’s not nearly as enjoyable to work outdoors in. I don’t regularly work outdoors anymore, but to exist in the frigid Northeast, I still have to deal with the snow and cold. That made me very interested in doing a ha...

If you love sawdust and wood shavings, we’ve got something for you that will be a MUCH better use of your time than watching last week’s “Super” Bowl was. The American Association of Woodturners (AAW), a Minnesota-based nonprofit education organization, has partnered with Rockler Woodworking and Hardware to offer in-store “turning and learning” demonstrations in Rockler stores on Saturday, February 9th.

(Bloomberg) -- Mr. D.I.Y., Malaysia’s biggest home improvement retailer, is exploring an initial public offering that could raise about $500 million, people with knowledge of the matter s...

Time was, the zero waste movement was led solely by a fringe group of do-gooders who eschewed highly packaged big brands in favor of more sustainable (yet hard to find) alternatives. Today, as bulk foods sections arrive in mainstream grocery stores and demand for waste-free farmers markets increases, the shopping landscape has changed dramatically—and big brands have taken note. In response to the cultural shift, large brands like Unilever, Clorox, Procter and Gamble, and others ha...

Long story short, all was working per my question below as installed by a contractor(I'm 99% sure) - until it came loose from the ceiling and i quickly undid all of the wiring (lesson learned - quick picture first).

I've read the other posts for this same issue and what I can't tell is if it's possible to have 1) Top switch for light on/off AND turn light on/off from remote 2) Bottom switch for fan on/off AND turn off, control speed from remote

Currently I got this far... Du...

MOBILE, ALABAMA (April 15, 2019) – The February 2019 TV ratings released by Nielsen report 2.1 million viewers are tuning in weekly to watch “Today’s Homeowner with Danny Lipford” setting an all-time high audience for the nationally syndicated home improvement TV show.

These record-setting numbers represent a 7% increase, or 127,...

There was a time that I didn’t use a combination square. As a much wiser tool user, I know now that there are so many practical uses for the tool that both Pros and DIYers alike are at a disadvantage without one. Although you may have seen some Kapro level reviews from us before, the company offers a much deeper line of layout and measurement tools. Among them is the Kapro Magnetic Lock Combinatio...