Installing Outdoor Flooring? Do This for the Best Results!

John Oozoonian is installing some outdoor flooring for a friend. He wants to know the best way to lay down porcelain tile on a concrete porch and walkway. Listen to learn how. Also on this episode: Danny’s Soil Mixture Recommendation for Raised Beds Cleaning a Long Dryer Vent Daich’s Tracsafe Anti-Slip Color Coat Installing Cable Deck Railing on a Pond Deck Chelsea’s Review of Her Favorite Paint Sprayer Best New Product This portable flooring saw will save you back-and-forth trips to the wood saw table. Simple Solutions Trimming Hard-to-Reach Branches — A pair of loppers is the perfect tool to trim tree branches, especially branches you can easily reach. But what happens when you want to trim a branch that’s 10 or 12 feet in the air? You can’t easily reach it with the loppers, but you can extend the handles with a PVC pipe. Go out and buy a 10-foot-long PVC pipe and cut it in half. Then simply take the handles of the lopper and slip them inside the pipe. I used a 1¼-inch diameter pipe and it fits perfectly. Now, with five feet of extra reach, you can easily trim high branches without using a ladder. Clean and Disinfect Cutting Boards — Cut a lemon in half crosswise, then sprinkle coarse salt onto the cutting board. Use the cut side of the lemon to scrub the salt into the cutting board. Scrub for 2 – 3 minutes, adding more salt, if necessary. Wipe the board clean and let it dry overnight. If it’s a wooden cutting board, treat it with food-grade mineral oil (not vegetable oil) or cutting-board oil made specifically for wood.  Question of the Week After applying the grout on my kitchen tile, it turned out to be a different color than what was on the bag. Can I stain or paint it to get the color I want? Listen to this week’s podcast for the answer! Other Products and Links Mentioned Chamberlain myQ Smart Garage Control RedGard Waterproofing and Crack Prevention Membrane VersaBond White Fortified Thinset Mortar Deflecto Dryer Vent Cleaning Kit Feeney CableRail System Tra