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Warning: There is a chance that popcorn ceilings can contain asbestos. If there is any doubt you should use a asbestos services professional to test for it. This is the second of three posts on removing the popcorn ceiling in our library, formally known as the formal dinning room. Other posts for the process: Library Read More …
Warning: There is a chance that popcorn ceilings can contain asbestos. If there is any doubt you should use a asbestos services professional to test for it. This is the first of three posts on the removal of the popcorn ceiling in the library, what used to be a formal dinning room (who needs them). Read More …
Time was a little short this weekend for anything but a quick fix. All of the bathroom holders, towel and toilet paper holder, in the master bathroom were so loose they would spin. The hand towel holder next to my sink came off. [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” Read More …
Unfortunately I’m surrounded by neighbors that have at least one pine tree near the property line. For me this means there are dead pine needles constantly falling on the ornamental rock I have. In the past I’ve hauled out the electric leaf blower to take care of this. This time I was feeling Read More …
I recently got fed up with the service I’m receiving from our pool maintenance company. One of the reasons was I noticed an unusual amount of air getting into the system. Diagnosing where the leak was wasn’t that bad. I manually shut off the pump, and listened for sucking sounds. The sounds and the little Read More …
We were shopping at Lowes this last Saturday, and came across a closeout Delta kitchen faucet, 400-WF, that was 50% off marked down to $35. Our current faucet was leaking through the base, and I knew it would cost more than that to get the necessary replacement gaskets and parts. [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ Read More …
First off I’d like to thank Will Wang for the donated lawnmower. He had an older lawnmower that he didn’t need anymore because he converted his lawn to xeriscape. I wasn’t sure how long the lawnmower had been sitting so I thought I would clean it up a bit before using it. [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” Read More …
Doing a transition from one color to another on a textured wall can be a pain. A coworker told me a trick she used where she laid down painters tape for the transition, applied paintable caulk along the seam and painted the transition. When the tape is pulled up the caulk line stays. [fusion_builder_container Read More …
I went through a couple of trial and error session with painting up the metal portion of the cabinet. Your Grandpa’s method is still the best.Prime first then paint. Learn from my time consuming mistake of trying to spray the semi-gloss white enamel without priming. I ended up using some Krylon primer on the carcass. Read More …
This is part of the cheap bathroom redo that we are doing to the downstairs bathroom. First thing we did was remove the drawers and doors from the cabinet carcass. [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Read More …