The Great Ralph Lauren Paint Debate Ralph Lauren paints cost a bundle, look pretty cool, but leave some homeowners with less than satisfactory results. Read our tips for getting the best results with your RL Paints.
Add some flavor to your decorating with a little Salt and Pepper You might have a flair for decorating but every once in a while everyone needs a little spice. Nothing promotes interest and provides contrast like a little "salt and pepper." Black and white accents can be used to pep up a room with the blahs.
Simple solution to dial-up internet phone tie-ups One of the best kept secrets in the phone business is the fact that while most houses in the country are wired with four-wire telephone cable, a standard single phone line only uses TWO wires. So when your kid is addicted to Everquest and you are ready for a second phone line to come into your house, you do not have to pay extortionate fees to have new jacks for the second line inside your house. We can show you how to get phone service for two phone lines at all the existing jacks in your house.
OK, let's learn about a type of home plumbing material that is becoming more commonly used called PEX (not 'pecs' like on display in the weight lifting photo).
PEX stands for cross-linked high density polyethylene and although the material has been in use since the 1970's, it is now fast becoming the piping material of choice in new home construction and even home remodeling projects.
Although you may find PEX in newer homes, there are many more common types of piping material found in homes depending on their age. For example galvanized pipe is commonly found in older homes and copper pipe is found in homes of all ages and of course still in common use today.
But there are different types of piping used for waste lines, water supply and gas supply. It is important to know which piping material is which and how to identify them so you use the correct material in your home repair projects! I'll also explain what they are used for and how to cut and fasten them together
