Tommy MacDonald is a professional woodworker and the host of Rough Cut: Woodworking with Tommy Mac. In addition to being a whiz in the wood shop, Tommy has an extensive background as a carpenter and builder. In true DIY fashion, he even built his own house. Tommy is...
A "final study" on the lingering problem drywall (aka Chinese Drywall) problem has just been released by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.The study provides guidance to homeowners who have problem...
Timing is everything. On the heels of the announcement by the National Institutes of Health that formaldehyde makes the "known human carcinogen" list comes the unveiling of Armstrong's new AirGuard ceiling coating, designed to actively remove formaldehyde and other...
The National Association for Home Builders (NAHB) recently made available a new resource for builders, remodelers and homeowners on detection and remediation of problem drywall. As many know, problem drywall refers to imported Chinese drywall that posed a corrosion...
A CPSC-requested CDC investigation into 11 deaths of people exposed to "problem drywall" found no evidence linking the two. For those who haven't been keeping up, problem drywall - aka "Chinese Drywall" and "contaminated drywall" - has been in the spotlight of the...
I don't find myself doing a lot of drywall work, but I can appreciate those who do. It's laborious at best, and any corner cutting can show up later. That said, it's small wonder there are new innovations meant to improve the life of a drywaller. The latest to come...
This design concept by Italian company Benetti Stone brings the idea of green home décor to a whole different level. After all, why create a backsplash or tile your bathroom with stone, quartz, or ceramic when you can use a plant? That's right—Benetti Stone's Mosstile...
Does your home have "problem drywall" (also called Chinese Drywall)? If it does and you are a borrower with a Freddie Mac-owned mortgage backed by a single family home, you may be eligible for a forbearance. Servicers are instructed to give borrowers relief in the...
Imagine if the walls of your home could act as a filter, cleaning the very air you breathe of pollutants and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). That's what CertainTeed Gypsum's new AirRenew gypsum board can do, by capturing the unhealthy formaldehyde and other...
The growing ranks of earth-friendly homeowners have one more product to celebrate. Fireclay Tile's "Debris Series Recycled Tile" contains more post-industrial and post-consumer waste than any other tile on the market. If you have a backsplash or bathroom tiling...
