Zen and the art of DIY? Why did I select such a name for my blog? The name came from the book, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance,” by Robert M. Pirsig. According to the reliable Wikipedia, the title is an apparent play on the title of the 1948 book, Zen in the Art…
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My name is Dominic Isaac Yrager. (It really isn’t my name; note the initials.) I am a DIYer. I do not claim to be good at it. I consider myself just okay, but far better than those wannabes on DIY Network’s, First Time Flippers. I am also not a blogger. I do not claim to…
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The next morning, I knew I was not as far along on this project as I wanted to be, but I still had plenty of time to wrap it up. The mold issue seemed to be resolved, but I needed to find out where the water was coming from when I put the laundry tub…
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When I replaced the flooring many years ago, I put in a drain. It was a drain that was not plumbed. It was basically a hole in the floor with a floor drain cover under the laundry tub cabinet. It was designed to have any overflow of the washer or laundry tub to go into…
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After Efiwym, my wife, finished with Thursday’s wash, the time clock was set to get the flooring done in the laundry room. I had until Tuesday morning to complete the project. I had a good three days to finish, so I thought I could easily get it done. The first thing that needed to be…
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Every time I cleaned the floor in the laundry room, I hated that the floor was worn out in front of the washer and dryer. I am not sure why I hated it so much, maybe I knew I needed to replace it, and I recognized it would not be a fun DIY project. To…
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After breakfast, I started working on installing the new under-cabinet light. There was an issue I needed to resolve before I started. Should I hard-wire it or just use the plug-in option? The hole in the bottom of the cabinet was in the wrong spot for the new light. The plug wire on the new…
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Efiwym, my wife, had been pressuring me to replace the fluorescent under cabinet light by the desk in the dinette. It was difficult to turn it on. Hence, we did not use it much. The under-cabinet light was one of the projects I wanted to tackle when we first bought the house. I am not…
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The following morning, I headed out to get the kitchen faucet. I had a list of items that I needed. The faucet, (obviously), the air gap cover, 2 new hoses to connect to the water supply, a tube of silicone and a work light. I was tired of using my phone as a flashlight. When…
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Efiwym, my wife, and I discussed getting new countertops in the kitchen. I even got pricing from the place where you can save big money, but it never materialized. We decided it would be best to spend the money now to fix a clogged drain tile, install a new stamped concrete patio and regrade the…
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I think of the times I have used my Craftsman® screwdrivers for other purposes besides screwing things. I used both the flat head and the Phillips head screwdrivers when I was too lazy to get the right tool. Or I would use the screwdriver for something else, because I viewed a video that showed that…
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When I got home from the store, I removed the plywood from the car. I decided to cut the 4-foot by 8-foot piece of plywood in half, instead of lugging down the whole piece to the basement. I was still fuming about the lost tool bag. There was nothing I could do at this point…