Fertilizing Your Lawn in the Spring
Whether the winter treated us poorly or not, your spring lawn is going to need a little pick-me-up for this you can buy peptides. There are so many programs out there for your lawn and so many companies telling you what to do, how do you know where to start and what to pick?! Luckily for […]
5 Tips to get More Out of Your Lithium Ion Battery
Rechargeable batteries are EVERYWHERE! Over the years you’ve probably heard mountains of advice about how to keep them running well and for a long time. Today’s batteries are different from the past so we’ve done our research! We consulted the experts and even visited a laboratory for battery development and come up with these top […]
Get Professional Results With Properly Applied Caulking
Pros know that caulking is crucial to getting the professional results they want from a job. It can be easy to overlook or even forget to use caulking at the end of a long job, but if you want to seal the job right you need to caulk it! Why Use Caulk? Caulking is important […]
Metropolitan – Benjamin Moore’s 2019 Color of the Year
When it comes to color, Benjamin Moore® doesn’t mess around. A passionate team of color experts spends all year looking around the world for what is new, exciting, and bold. This year is calm, composed and effortlessly sophisticated: Metropolitan AF-690. Metropolitan AF-690 emanates nuance, harmony and extravagant ease. Always adaptable, it softens to matte or […]
Get the Job Done, and Look Good Doing it: Carhartt
When it comes to toughness, Carhartt has hundreds of stories to tell. It is not uncommon to hear a story of a man whose hand was saved from a saw blade, a 4-year old girl who survived being mauled by a pit bull, and even a gentleman who was shot by a .22 caliber bullet […]
Project Book: How to Replace a Sink Drain Trap
For those who are new to the world of plumbing, the word “drain trap” — also known as a p-trap or plumbing trap — may sound like a strange term. Despite the odd name, it’s one of the hardest working pieces of the drainage system under your sink. There are drain traps on your toilet and bathtub as well, but we’ll cover […]
EGO: Battery Powered Tools That Dominate The Competition
When it comes to lawnmowers, leaf blowers, snow throwers, and all other lawn care related products you don’t really think of innovation as being a selling point. You look at power, price, where the closest store is, and maybe hunt around for some sales. The shopping experience hasn’t really changed for years! Now is the shifting […]
AdvanTech – Common Subfloor Mistakes
Squeaky, spongy, or uneven floors often have one thing in common: a subfloor problem. These flooring mistakes are not always attributed to the subfloor, but in many cases, that’s where they originate. Subflooring is vital in holding the floor up and providing a solid foundation to anything (or anyone) that will be one that floor. […]
Occidental Leather – 5 Reasons to Upgrade Your Work Wearables
As a contractor, you probably don’t go many places on a site without your tool belt. Its accessibility saves you a ton of time, and ultimately money. Anyone who has spent much time with a tool belt knows some are better than others. The bad ones fall apart soon after you get them, and others […]
Product Spotlight – BlueLinx
Here at Koopman Lumber, we take pride in bringing you the best of the best, so today we want to take a look at a fantastic company; BlueLinx! Bluelinx is a building supplies distributing company based out of Atlanta, Georgia that specializes in plywood, lumber, strand board, and other wood products used for structural support. Cerberus […]