Tuesday, July 30, 2013

What order should home improvement projects be done?

Q. I'm taking over a house and will need to clean the air ducts, paint the walls and ceilings and have the hardwood floors refinished. What is the best order for doing these projects? Thanks.

A. Do the paint work first then refinish the hardwood floors and then clean the air ducts. I have arranged them in such order that first do messy things then do cleaning work.




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Monday, July 29, 2013

Anyone have any tips on log home restoration?

Q. I recently bought an older log home. Its hand-hued and needs some log replacement and re-chinking. Any tips or links would be greatly appreciated.

A. http://loghomelinks.com/rest1.htm - links to many other sites
http://www.logrestore.com/ - describes restoration of components (e.g. chinking, corn blasting - aka power wash, log replacement)
http://www.cedar-log-homes.com/maintenance-restoration.htm - information on mtce. & restoration
http://www.atticcorner.com/cabinmain.html - how to books
http://www.log-world.com/forum/index.php?gclid=CNe967G62YwCFSYnYQodqnXVEQ - log home forum (check out the links under 'Resources')
http://www.loghomestore.com/clean.shtml?gclid=CN7Pg_G62YwCFQ5IYAodU0pxFQ - log home cleaning/repair supplies

also visit a local bookstore and flip through books on log home repair to gain further understanding.

on another site, there was an answer from a Log Home Restoration Specialist, which stated:
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We are a log home restoration company and we have and do work throughout the US. We have worked in CA, OH, WI, MI, WV, VA, SC, NC, GA, FL, AL, MS, AR, TN, KY, IL, MO, MD, and probably more that I can't remember. This is a unique restoration area and is not entered by many contractors.

We have been in the log home business almost 22 years, completing more than 3,000 log home projects and more than 600 log home restorations. That is why we are called to many locations and why we stay booked up for 3 to 6 months backlog continuously.

Len Kroll
Brentwood Log Homes
Wood House Construction, Inc.
Wood House Restorations
800-864-6701
lenkroll@brentwoodloghomes.com
www.brentwoodloghomes.com




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What home improvement, home renovation and home restoration grants should I apply for if I live in upstate NY?

Q. Hello. I live in Broome County, NY. My family needs money to fix up our house with. What home improvement, home renovation and home restoration grants should I apply for since I live in Broome County, NY? Please let me know. Thank you.

A. The first step is to check with your local bank and realtors...there are also national grants available from the government. Take a look at this article 'How to Get a Home Improvement Grant' http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/459112/how_to_get_a_home_improvement_grant.html for some tips.

Good luck!




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Saturday, July 27, 2013

I want to make a home made foreskin restoration device, any one have any ideas using materials from home?

Q. I want to make a home made foreskin restoration device, any one have any ideas using materials from home?
I am under eighteen and can't buy a restoration device and only can use things I own. Does anyone know a easy to use device? Any sites that can help me out?

A. Don't waste your time and money on trying to create a faux skin.

Your parents did the very best for your long term hygiene and sexual satisfaction by getting you circumcised. Don't throw away these benefits.




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What are some at home foreskin restoration devices I can make at home?

Q. Ok well I'm wondering if anyone knows of household things I can use to make a foreskin restoration device. I've looked at like all the websites there are and there really isn't any that I can make at home. I have to make it because I'm 17 and I can't buy any because thats just to weird to admit to my parents when they get a package in the mail that has a foreskin restoration device lol. So can someone help me to make a device?

A. Hey,....I think I answered one of your questions and talked to you about foreskin restoration. I make all my own devices but my situation is different from yours in that I am a 54 year old married man with a lot of tools. But in the spirit of helping other guys in your situation start restoring, I dream up simple, in-expensive devices you can make at home in the privacy of your own bedroom, from common household products. Your need to restore is every bit as urgent as mine so there is no need for your to wait until you can bypass the parent issues and order one through the mail.
Here goes:
Go to the local [Walmart] department store and get a small plastic kitchen funnel. Get it in the kitchen section rather than the automotive section so you can be assured it is food grade plastic. This will run you about 59 cents. Using an Exacto Knife or common hack saw, cut the cone down so the remaining cone is approximately 7/8" across, with the full length of the stem attached. Use some fine sand paper or a finger nail file and smooth off the cut edge. You want this smooth as it makes contact with your glans.
You can also cover this cut edge with a narrow band of good grade medical tape. Place the cone over the glans, and roll the skin forward, over the cone of the funnel, until it reaches the spout. When first starting out, you may have to push the glans back inside, more than roll the skin, but that will change quick enough. Use a narrow band of tape to close down the end of the skin so the cone will not pull out.
You should have the spout sticking out the end, with the tape band right at the start of the cone. Now this is where it gets down to experimentation. You may have to modify the cone diameter a bit. If it raises a ridge under the skin, this will be a high point in your clothes and rub raw in about two hours. It might feel okay at first, but you will want to be somewhere you can change it if need be. Lots of guys I start out have to make changes to the cone size several times before they get it to the point where it is comfortable. You can pee through the attached spout without getting the tape wet, and the force of the penis trying to push forward will be enough tension to get you started out.
I refer to this as a passive stretch as it is the force of the penis exerting pressure, instead of a mecahnical tensioning device. Do not discount this force. It will be significant, especially when you have erections. A bit of a tip on the taping method.....when you wrap the tape around the skin tube, place a 1/4" backfold in the end of the tape to form a tab. This tab will not stick to the other tape, and makes a convenient grip to remove the tape/funnel device when you want to. Tape removal is easy and painless in the warm shower water.
Funnels are cheap so buy a few at first. It is not a huge waste if you have to toss one if you cut it wrong. Essentially, you want the remaining cone of the funnel large enough it cannot pull [or get pushed] out the end of the skin tube, but small enough it does not raise a ridge under the skin.
I have used this device (same one) for almost three years. They are very durable and clean up with soap and water in the shower. I wear mine as a night time retainer to keep coverage while I sleep. The pressure from nocturnal erections will also provide some good tension. At first, it might be uncomfortable until you develop enough looseness for the erection to expand into. That is when the little tab at the end of the tape is useful. You can remove the tape and funnel in the dark, without getting out of bed. It took me about three weeks before I had enough looseness to be able to sleep through without having to remove the funnel sometime during the night.
You can wear this device all the time. It will get you started restoring until you are able to research other ways of making devices.
The big idea right now is to get the skin used to being under tension for longer periods of time. I am sure you have tried to stretch it forward before, but never for any length of time. The skin will not be used to this and may even get a bit tender to the touch. It is important not to put too much tension at first until the skin becomes used to being under stress. This was a hard lesson for me to learn, but now I have to warn you not to over tension. It is better to wear a device all day at moderate tension rather than only be able to wear it for an hour at high tension. The skin will tell you when it is ready for more tension by not getting sore when the tension increases. This will take 6-8 weeks. Take your time,...the whole restoration will take 3-4 years for a good one. Do not be fooled by adverts from device manufactures who claim their device can restore you in 16 months. There are so many variables in this,...how tight you were cut, how much tension is used, how long you tension for each day, your own metabolism, plus a host of other variables,...e




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Friday, July 26, 2013

What are some at home foreskin restoration devices I can make at home?

Q. Ok well I'm wondering if anyone knows of household things I can use to make a foreskin restoration device. I've looked at like all the websites there are and there really isn't any that I can make at home. I have to make it because I'm 17 and I can't buy any because thats just to weird to admit to my parents when they get a package in the mail that has a foreskin restoration device lol. So can someone help me to make a device?

A. Hey,....I think I answered one of your questions and talked to you about foreskin restoration. I make all my own devices but my situation is different from yours in that I am a 54 year old married man with a lot of tools. But in the spirit of helping other guys in your situation start restoring, I dream up simple, in-expensive devices you can make at home in the privacy of your own bedroom, from common household products. Your need to restore is every bit as urgent as mine so there is no need for your to wait until you can bypass the parent issues and order one through the mail.
Here goes:
Go to the local [Walmart] department store and get a small plastic kitchen funnel. Get it in the kitchen section rather than the automotive section so you can be assured it is food grade plastic. This will run you about 59 cents. Using an Exacto Knife or common hack saw, cut the cone down so the remaining cone is approximately 7/8" across, with the full length of the stem attached. Use some fine sand paper or a finger nail file and smooth off the cut edge. You want this smooth as it makes contact with your glans.
You can also cover this cut edge with a narrow band of good grade medical tape. Place the cone over the glans, and roll the skin forward, over the cone of the funnel, until it reaches the spout. When first starting out, you may have to push the glans back inside, more than roll the skin, but that will change quick enough. Use a narrow band of tape to close down the end of the skin so the cone will not pull out.
You should have the spout sticking out the end, with the tape band right at the start of the cone. Now this is where it gets down to experimentation. You may have to modify the cone diameter a bit. If it raises a ridge under the skin, this will be a high point in your clothes and rub raw in about two hours. It might feel okay at first, but you will want to be somewhere you can change it if need be. Lots of guys I start out have to make changes to the cone size several times before they get it to the point where it is comfortable. You can pee through the attached spout without getting the tape wet, and the force of the penis trying to push forward will be enough tension to get you started out.
I refer to this as a passive stretch as it is the force of the penis exerting pressure, instead of a mecahnical tensioning device. Do not discount this force. It will be significant, especially when you have erections. A bit of a tip on the taping method.....when you wrap the tape around the skin tube, place a 1/4" backfold in the end of the tape to form a tab. This tab will not stick to the other tape, and makes a convenient grip to remove the tape/funnel device when you want to. Tape removal is easy and painless in the warm shower water.
Funnels are cheap so buy a few at first. It is not a huge waste if you have to toss one if you cut it wrong. Essentially, you want the remaining cone of the funnel large enough it cannot pull [or get pushed] out the end of the skin tube, but small enough it does not raise a ridge under the skin.
I have used this device (same one) for almost three years. They are very durable and clean up with soap and water in the shower. I wear mine as a night time retainer to keep coverage while I sleep. The pressure from nocturnal erections will also provide some good tension. At first, it might be uncomfortable until you develop enough looseness for the erection to expand into. That is when the little tab at the end of the tape is useful. You can remove the tape and funnel in the dark, without getting out of bed. It took me about three weeks before I had enough looseness to be able to sleep through without having to remove the funnel sometime during the night.
You can wear this device all the time. It will get you started restoring until you are able to research other ways of making devices.
The big idea right now is to get the skin used to being under tension for longer periods of time. I am sure you have tried to stretch it forward before, but never for any length of time. The skin will not be used to this and may even get a bit tender to the touch. It is important not to put too much tension at first until the skin becomes used to being under stress. This was a hard lesson for me to learn, but now I have to warn you not to over tension. It is better to wear a device all day at moderate tension rather than only be able to wear it for an hour at high tension. The skin will tell you when it is ready for more tension by not getting sore when the tension increases. This will take 6-8 weeks. Take your time,...the whole restoration will take 3-4 years for a good one. Do not be fooled by adverts from device manufactures who claim their device can restore you in 16 months. There are so many variables in this,...how tight you were cut, how much tension is used, how long you tension for each day, your own metabolism, plus a host of other variables,...e




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