A few years later, Efiwym, my wife, noticed water on the wall under the upper cabinet. Was the shower drain leaking again? I opened the cabinet doors and I did not see any staining on the plywood panel. Begrudgingly, I took the dishes from the top shelf to remove the panel. Water rolled off the…
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One day, I noticed some staining on the unpainted plywood panel I installed after I fixed the last leak. I knew the drain was leaking again, but my problem would be bigger. Again, out came the dishes, but this time, I did not support the cabinet. It was a big mistake as I sat my…
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Efiwym and I have talked for years that we wanted to replace the fiberglass shower in our master bathroom. The fiberglass had discolored and was coated with a soap buildup. Three times I needed to repair a leaky floor drain. I could access the underside of the shower from the inside of the kitchen cabinet…
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I have a tool chest. I keep my most essential hand tools in that chest. I also keep random tools in there that are not important but have a purpose. Like most DIYers, my collection of tools has grown over the years. My Dad and my brother, Rehtorbym, gave me an array of tools for…
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I installed the remaining doors and drawer fronts except for the fork and knife drawer and garbage can door. I needed to replace the slide on the drawer as it has been broken for 20 years. I had gone through the steps in my head, but I then discovered I did not have the clearance…
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I was ready to finish the kitchen cabinet project. I had 5 doors, 2 drawer fronts and a kitchen sink front panel left to build. I already had the drawer and kitchen sink panel fronts done from phase 4. I had the door frame for the garbage can cabinet done, but I needed to cut…
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Once I had the new doors installed, I moved on to the next section of cabinet doors and drawers. I had the process of making the door frames engrained in my mind. I was now completing the doors and drawers within a week. The process was smooth, and errors were few. However, I ran into…
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I applied stain to the door parts and noticed that I was seeing mill marks on a couple of the rails. They were minor, but it was disconcerting. I was sanding these boards before staining, and somehow, I was missing the marks. I first ran into mill marks on the last phase. Again, they were…
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Because I over bought the wood for the last phase, I just needed to buy one stick of wood. I also bought more spray-on polyurethane and foam brushes. I was going to try using disposable foam brushes to apply the wipe-on poly. It would eliminate the need to clean the brush after every use. I…
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After sanding, I applied the stain and waited 24 hours before I sprayed on the first coat of polyurethane. I wiped down all the stained parts to make sure the stain was absorbed and dry. I sprayed the front of the door frames and the panels. Since I like the results of the finish, I…