Modesto Home Inspection - How to Caulk - 03/28/12 04:22 AM
Modesto Home Inspection - How to Caulk  
 Everyone thinks caulking is easy. Just squeeze the trigger and go, right?
Actually, there are a few things people do consistantly wrong. Most people are under the impression that pulling while squeezing is the only way, but considering the surface you're caulking there is a better way. Pushing your caulking gun while squeezing provides a much better bead because the shape of the tube creates a smooth bead all by itself, without having to run your finger down the joint. I think everyone has ran out of "clean fingers" a time or two … (1 comments)

Nails and nailing - 03/10/12 02:09 AM
Nails and nailing  
 
 It sounds so simple and small doesn't it?
 
I'm not only a home inspector, I'm also a finish carpenter. I hammered thousands of nails. Fat ones, skinny ones, tall and short. It's funny though how something so small can actually require a decent amount of skill to use. Back in the day before pneumatics became popular, a carpenter held a pouch full of nails and a trusty hammer. Now, you will only see nails in a carpenters pouch when he is doing pick-up or punch work (coming behind and fixing some minor errors).
 
 
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