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Restoring a Concrete Pond :: Repairing Cracks, Parging and Sealing with Epoxy

Remodeling

A look at paint-on pond liner - Pond Shield. Included are all steps required in repairing an old concrete pond that no longer held water. I discuss all options including possibly installing...

by jb bartkowiak

Installing a Manufactured Rain Barrel and Kit

Make-Maintain-Fix

As you know, your landscape constantly demands water. A rain barrel is a great way to collect water that would be otherwise wasted. It helps fulfill for those lawn and landscape watering...

by jb bartkowiak

The Importance of Bath Ventilation – a Lesson Re-Learned in my Primary Bath

Remodeling

I took a Sunday afternoon, and hard-piped using 4” rigid duct, going out the attic's side wall. It wasn't a difficult project, considering of course that the bath fan had already been...

by jb bartkowiak

Tips for Watering the Lawn :: Overseeding and Watering Grass Seed

Make-Maintain-Fix

If you've read my post on my visit to Oregon and the NexGen Research Center, you know, then, just how important conserving water is these days. And … if you're a red-blooded...

by jb bartkowiak

What to Paint the Ceiling? The 5th Wall :: Looking Up & Looking Back

Remodeling

What are the prevailing trends with ceiling paint? This vid from friends AK Renovations cites the continuing trend of painting ceilings not white, but rather a shade just lighter than that used...

by jb bartkowiak

Listening to the Past :: How Architectural Details Inform Our Work

If you have an old house to work on, do some homework before you start your project. It can be as simple as looking the house over for details that give the...

by Brian Campbell