The difference between the inflatable air mattress and a flocked-top air bed is not large — but the situations in which you use the different air mattresses might be. Both mattresses need inflation before it is possible to use them, through a manually controlled foot pump along with a powered pump that fills the mattress …

Angled fascias can complicate things to get do-it-yourself gutter contractors. One typical solution is to use roof hangers, and you ought to choose hangers with sturdy rods, instead of elastic straps. Don’t nail through the shingles, which makes a leak. Increase asphalt shingles and secure the hangers under them. Another technique, particularly good for slate, …

Although Raypak produces copper-finned boilers and heaters, its lineup of pool and spa products extends to both electrical and gas-fired pool heaters as well as electronic heaters. While the company’s series of commercial-grade electronic heaters — which contains models R268A and R408A, as of 2014 — cater mostly to apartment, motel and community pools, the …