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Fun Home Improvement Trivia:
 
Why do you suppose they call it molding?

A. Because they’ve been left out to long.
B. Because of a technique of using plaster to make decorative trim like crown molding.
C. Because they’re named after a bell with a mole.

What would you do with a Chevy Big Block?

A. Sell it.
B. Install it in a Chevy vehicle.
C. Install it on a lawnmower to cut down on your lawn mowing time.

What is baseboard?

A. Material that baseball bases are made out of.
B. A decorative thin wooden board applied to the bottom of the wall.
C. A wooden board at the bottom of a wood pile.

What is hardscaping?

A. A tough way to escape.
B. A mountainous landscape.
C. A term for paver walkways or driveways, retaining walls and the layout of planting beds.

What is a study plan?

A. A plan you make out for how you are going to study.
B. A plan to build something.
C. A plan made by studs.

What is a fixer-upper?

A. Something you take when you are sick to make you feel better.
B. Another name for a handyman.
C. A name for a home that needs a lot of repair.
D. All of the above.
Trivia Answers:
 
Why do you suppose they call it molding?

B. Because of a technique of using plaster to make decorative trim like crown molding.

What would you do with a Chevy Big Block?

B. Install it in a Chevy vehicle.

What is baseboard?

B. A decorative thin wooden board applied to the bottom of the wall.

What is hardscaping?

C. A term for paver walkways or driveways, retaining walls and the layout of planting beds.

What is a study plan?

B. A plan to build something.

What is a fixer-upper?

D. All of the above.

 

Home Improvement Jokes:

 

A Carpenter’s Favorite Songs:

Wood Vibrations
Wooden It Be Nice
Saw Me Down To Old Virginy
Little Buzz Saw

Knock Knock Jokes:

 

Knock Knock
Who’s there?
Termites
Termites Who?
No Termites eat your house up.

 

 

 

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