Building a Trash Can Pad :: Another Landscape Challenge Solved
Building a Trash Can Pad or Stand, is much like installing a paver patio - just on a smaller scale. Both why and how I built this stand using scrap 4 x...
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Hanging Wallpaper on a Feature Wall :: A Fix for a Cracked Plaster Wall
Creating a feature wall is a great way to add a little extra zing to a room. With wallpaper, you'll also find an easy way to hide minor imperfections in plaster walls....
Pro Tips and Tricks for Taking Out a Wall. Oh! & Removing a Pocket Door
While rare in these parts, I happen to know quite a lot about them. One of the nice items for many of them including this one is that none of the interior...
Replacing Roof Flashing at a SideWall :: On Wood Lap Siding after Jacking Up a Porch Roof
Ironically, when I cut open my ceiling, again earlier in the process of jacking up the roof, there were definitely signs of a roof leak/water damage on the porch's roof deck. So...
Jacking Up a Porch Roof :: Raise the Roof aka Prep for Gutter Installation
So ... I found myself having to jack up one corner of our front, side porch roof. If you count lifting columns as to replace porch boards (on another set of porches),...
The Importance of Bath Ventilation – a Lesson Re-Learned in my Primary Bath
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...
Replacing a Grounded Plug on a Space Heater
Small appliances themselves or their cords may indicate what kind of wire you are dealing with. My space heater had it clearly marked on its cord - 14 AWG. After looking at...
Installing In Patio Lighting :: Paver Patio Project
I ultimately chose a system from Malibu , which is sold as far as I can tell exclusively at the Home Depot. Now, I know what you are thinking – while my...
DIY Security Bars || Basement Window Redo
I then turned my attention to security bars. But on checking both the Home Depot and Lowe's, not one thing that either place had would have worked. This then meant that I...
RePointing Brick || A Porch Foundation Repair
Much of the mortar, likely of an inferior grade, had popped out and consequently some of the bricks themselves had compressed. Repairing a small section of a porch foundation, led to repointing...
Installing a Post Lamp :: Patio Project Progress
Since I would be using pvc (it is glued together just as you’d glue plumbing pipe together), I selected solid THHN (stands for "Thermoplastic High Heat-resistant Nylon-coated"). THHN is very similar to...
Installing a Junction Box :: Klein Tools Side Cutting Pliers Review & Oh! Revisiting My Kitchen Wiring
In troubleshooting a section of kitchen wiring that didn't work in my kitchen remodel, I installed a junction box. While I know of no code restriction that would have required me to...