The Best Way to Remove Plaster from a Wall or Ceiling
As your pile of crumbled plaster starts to grow to about shin height, you pull out a snow or other shovel. Which you begin transferring to contractor bag. ...We’ve all done it...
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Knowing When to Call a Pro :: DIY Home Improvement Essential Skills
But perhaps it highlights the most important line on my resume. It is the most important, most essential of all home improvement essential skills ... that extends far beyond plumbing: Knowing the...
For Pros Only :: The Organized Truck Is the Organized Professional
It’s 6:00 pm Friday night, the crew is picking up trash and cleaning the site as the last piece of aluminum is bent and installed on the 15 replacement windows we installed...
Connecting and Troubleshooting a Hard Wired Security System
My security system - I did finally get it hooked up, but not without its fair share of difficulties … and perhaps, if I want to share now - it is best...
Building an Urban Chicken Coop :: Why the Sudden Rise in Keeping Chickens?
"This project is just as much about building as it is about eggs. Lest you think he’s alone in this, there are a number of websites where people share and swap coop...
The Hardest Part of Do It Yourself is, Well, Doing it Yourself :: Wiring for & Hanging a TV with Justin Bieber
The Hardest Part of Do It Yourself is, Well, Doing it Yourself. (So you have to keep things interesting). A post starring a life-sized cut out of Justin Bieber ... he plays...
Exercise Tips for Home Improvement :: Battle Plumber’s Crack with These Simple Exercises
First of all, that bending forward thing you all do is technically known as lookee here babes forward flexion. Have you noticed how much your lower back hurts after a while? The...
VOCs :: Smell That Chemical Cocktail
Little did I know I was having my first major run-in with volatile organic compounds: VOC's. I wouldn't hear that term for many years to come, but though I had no name...
Embrace your Eclectic :: 3 Steps for How to Make Eclectic Work
Eclecticism can make a room bold and invigorating if it's done right, but more often than not, I find the term used as an excuse for liking everything and yet nothing. The...
Down the Laundry Chute :: Echos of Yesterday
And now, I am not saying they are especially girly, but as I am into my third week here -- I reflect and realize that my all-time most favoritist thing about my...
What Does “Too Taste Specific” Mean Anyway? :: Your Home is Your Home
Your home is your home and by virtue of the fact that you're an adult, you get to do anything inside of it you want to do. Even if it's stuff I...
Remodeling Rules :: A Few (House) Rules to Live By
As the daughter of an architect dad and a DIY queen of a mother, I think I truly had no choice but to become a home enthusiast. From growing up watching my...