DIY Project – TV Cabinet – The Plan I like woodworking. Not the type where you use hand tools, but the kind where you get to use power tools. Not just power tools, but big power equipment, like planers, table saws and drill presses. I enjoyed watching The New Yankee Workshop with Norm Abrams. Norm…
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Early in spring we had large gusts of northerly winds that turned our 6-foot-high privacy fence into a giant sail. The winds were so strong that a post on a panel was broken. It also resulted in the panel breaking away from the post and it was just flapping in the wind like a flag.…
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As grandparents, our children ask us to watch our grandkids. We are not alone, and we love doing it. When the grandkids start to walk, they like to roam. We like them to play in our back yard and we have erected a swing set for them. However, we did not have the backyard fully…
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I am not a big fan of DIY landscaping. I will do hardscaping, like retaining walls, fences, and patios. I have done some of each. When the cost outweighs my displeasure, I will do the project. I have installed fencing at a couple of houses. In all situations I used fence panels. The panels have…
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We were now using the shower. I needed to complete the reno of the master bathroom. The baseboards around the shower were put back in place. I caulked between the floor and the shower. I replaced the plastic laminate vanity countertop with a one-piece cultured marble vanity top. I also replaced the faucet with a…
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My shoulder was feeling a lot better, but I dreaded removing the old ceiling fan. I did not want to go in the attic, and I was determined to remove it from below. With my Sears-Craftman® adjustable pliers (AKA: channel locks), I was able to pull down the ceiling fan housing. Working from below, I…
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I watched my share of DIY and home improvement shows. Starting with the initial shows of PBS’s This Old House with Bob Vila and then with multitude of cable shows, I sat through hundreds, maybe thousands of episodes. Sometimes, I would watch reruns multiple times. There were shows I truly enjoyed that were canceled like,…
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The glass shower door we purchased cost us more than we like to spend. Why put on a door that would junk up a shower reno or have to be replaced as it gets old. It had a brushed nickel finish and clear glass door and panel. I did not know until I read the…
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I do not like drywalling. I wish I was good at it. I am not bad installing it, but I have not improved on taping and mudding. Since we removed the drop ceiling over the shower, I had to put new drywall on the ceiling and the walls above the shower. I also had to…
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I was ready to install the shower head and valve cover. It seemed it was long ago that the rough plumbing was done. No leaks to date. Before I started, I turned on the valve. No leaks by the shower head. However, when I shut it off, the valve started leaking again. I tightened down…