Project Book: Painting Your Home’s Exterior Part 3: Priming and Caulking
In Parts 1 and 2 of this series, we covered how to wash your house’s exterior and how to do the prep work necessary to have a long-lasting, high-quality paint job. In this step, we get to do some actual painting! We’re not QUITE at the stage where you can apply the finish coat, but […]
Fill Your Garden With Fragrant Flowers
[quote text_size=”small” author=”George Krokos”] From a fertile soil and sun plus the rain of many showers come the blossoms of spring and the fragrance of flowers. [/quote] When you think of a garden bed blooming in late spring and early summer you can picture the colors in your head. The brights reds and blues and […]
Project Book: Painting Your Home’s Exterior Part 2: Prep Work
To achieve a long-lasting exterior paint job, preparation is key. Paying close attention to prep work can add years to the life of your finish coat. Creating a sound, dry surface for a new coat of paint is essential for any successful paint job and will also save you time and money in the long […]
Ladder Safety: How To Choose and Use Ladders
Next to the hammer and screwdriver, the ladder is probably the most recognized tool out there. However, it’s also one of the most potentially dangerous! There are a lot of questions to consider when it comes to ladders, and with such a wide variety of different kinds available, it can be difficult to know where […]
Project Book: Painting Your Home’s Exterior Part 1: Washing
Washing your home’s exterior is the critical first step to get your house ready for painting. Even though this can seem like an insurmountable job, using a pressure washer makes cleaning your house properly a much more reasonable project. You might think your home’s exterior isn’t that dirty and that you can get away without […]
Creative Herb Gardens
Dear H.H., This is not about how big your garden spot is. It is really about how big your imagination is! Oh, the things you can do with a little creativity. The first thing to remember is that most herbs need lots of sunshine and good drainage. Whatever your planting idea, be sure your herbs […]
Little Big Shot Nozzle – It’s Simply Superior
At Koopman Lumber, we seek to bring you innovative solutions to common problems every day. With our Product Spotlight blogs, we’ll briefly highlight items that we believe many people can make use of but may not be aware that they exist. Making your life easier is our mission! Today we’re going to be taking a look at product […]
Thermacell – Mosquito Protection Zone
At Koopman Lumber, we seek to bring you innovative solutions to common problems every day. With our Product Spotlight blogs, we’ll briefly highlight items that we believe many people can make use of but may not be aware that they exist. Making your life easier is our mission! Today we’re going to be taking a look at a […]
Ask Koopman: Soil For Your Container Plants
Dear Soiled Plans, That is a wonderful and creative look for a planter! Kudos to you for that idea! Starting off with the right soil is a key to the health of your container plants. You are wise to care about this issue. Soil is not just a dirty word! Of Soils and Planters… First […]
Bonide Crabgrass & Broadleaf Weed
At Koopman Lumber, we seek to bring you innovative solutions to common problems every day. With our Product Spotlight blogs, we’ll briefly highlight items that we believe many people can make use of but may not be aware that they exist. Making your life easier is our mission! Today we’re going to be taking a look at the best […]