Mike at North Dallas Waterproofing, a buddy of mine, recently launched a patio waterproofing branch in the Houston, TX area that is just starting to get off the ground. Mike also handles chimney caps and is a general Jack-of-all-trades when it comes to construction and remodeling from what I can tell.

So what is waterproofing? Does it only apply to basements? No - in unpredictable weather areas such as Houston and Dallas, waterproofing can be a lifesaver for any homeowner. If you see leaks or dripping water from your patio or deck when it rains, you are a prime candidate for this procedure.

Since they are locally owned and operated and have been successful enough to expand to two markets, you know you are in good hands. I give Mike a big thumbs up and would highly recommend his services to anyone in Dallas or Houston who needs a quality home waterproofing assessment. 

This was seriously the best the Dallas Football Cowboys have looked in a loooong time. If they go out and look half as good against the Chargers in week 4, this town will start to buzz.

Observations from Week 3:

The defense is good. I think they are overachieving and obviously that kind of play can't continue every week, especially against teams like Denver on our schedule, but Kiffin has figured out what Ryan couldn't last year.

Demarcus Ware became our all time franchise sack leader. Making me wonder why we ever bothered dropping him into coverage. When he's literally the best we've ever had at rushing the QB.

Sam Bradford is a fake QB. Who has been given ample time to figure it out.

Tony Romo is not a fake QB and has a top 5 QB rating in the league this year. I know it's early, but that should shut the Romo haters up. Or not.

Does anyone see the Super Bowl being anything other than Denver vs. Seattle in Eli's building?

Kudos to the Jags for putting up 17 points at Seattle.

The line on the Texas A&M at Arkansas game is 3 points. THREE POINTS? That's not a typo ladies and gentlemen.

Our friends at Overall Commercial Concrete Contractors in North Dallas recently contacted me about spotlighting their business. Their stamped patio concrete division recently came out to my house and the results looked amazing so I figured why not. 

While they can handle residential installs with ease, their real sweet spot is handling commercial parking lot installation, much like my friend Sam at Advanced Paving, who also works in the same industry. Both companies did work for the Super Bowl when it was in Dallas - the only difference being that Overall also does the afore-mentioned stamped concrete work on decks and patios. 

An example of a recent concrete paving project before and after: