Thomas Martinez

A hip roof may look easier than a gable roof but don’t be fooled; it’s not. With its four sloping sides meet in the corners, … Read more

Before you see a bad floor, you can feel it in a subtle bounce beneath your feet. You hear a faint creak as you shift … Read more

Most people think concrete slab design is simply a question of how much will be placed upon it. See: “I have a truck to park … Read more

How much spray foam do you need? When it comes to insulating with this stuff, I think we all worry that we’ll either go too … Read more

This is where the magic happens, as the previous calculator take basic measurements and spits out something that accounts for both your feet and laws … Read more

When you’re staring down a stack of lumber wondering what size roof it’s going to make, it’s tempting to freak out. Did I get the … Read more

There’s a metallic crunch, a sound we recognize as coming from a stripped screw head. That sound mean you’ve lost the moment. You’re attempting to … Read more

Walls are straight; corners is predictable, so most folks measure their rooms as rectangles. They are not triangles. A triangle shows up when the geometry … Read more

So, you know the basement ceiling height relative to the floor below (measure it), and you think the way is clear for a new set … Read more

Your bedroom is 10 feet by 12 feet. That sounds like a pretty good size when you’re out shopping but then the salesperson want to … Read more

We’ve all done it: you start a tiling project by measuring and end up at the lumber yard, but errors comes during the middle. You … Read more

Paint is not usualy the trap of home improvement. The math is the trap of home improvement. You’re standing in the center of your room, … Read more

A concrete stair isn’t just a stack of blocks. It’s a piece of structure that holds its own weight and all of yours as well. … Read more