My Dad suggested that we pour a concrete foundation wall. Since neither of us had any experience laying cinder block walls, it made logical sense to build a poured concrete foundation. Yeah, right. We needed to purchase some 2 x 4’s and plywood and we would be ready to build the forms for the walls.…
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I built a garage about 40 years ago, so the details of that adventure might be a little sketchy. When Efiwym and I purchased our first house, the house did not have a garage. Besides some minor home improvement projects, like painting and installing a wood paneling feature wall, the garage was something I wanted…
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For the laundry room I had six doors to make. These doors are for an upper cabinet over the washer and dryer. It would be my first attempt on these types of doors. I was not expecting any surprises. Still, there will be one. The routine was still fresh on my mind. I moved through…
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My next cabinet doors were in the powder room. The vanity was the same size as the one in the master bathroom. While I only had 2 doors and a sink panel, I still had a few blunders. First, I tried to sharpen my carbide router bit with a whetstone. Believing that the router bit…
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After I completed the master bathroom cabinet doors, I moved on to the upstairs bathroom. This cabinet consisted of 4 doors and 2 drawers. I would apply the lessons I learned from the master bathroom’s cabinet doors. It was also my first attempt of refacing the drawer fronts. There was a couple of issues I…
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You will not see many blog posts about my landscaping DIY. I do not like anything about landscaping. I do not have the best lawn in the subdivision, but the grass is green and weed free. I dread cutting the grass. If I thought it looked good, I would have artificial grass. Lately, I been…
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Before I started this project, Efiwym and I stopped at a couple home improvement stores to look at cabinet hardware. We were going to look specifically at hardware with a satin nickel finish. We had switched over to that finish on projects throughout the last couple of years: faucets, light fixtures, and the shower door. …
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Finally, the sight of an unfinished project would be gone. With the cabinet doors completely assembled, I was ready to install them. With the doors and sink panel in hand, I gathered my Milwaukee® impact driver and the remaining screws to finish the project and headed upstairs. I placed the items carefully on the floor…
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Before I could assemble, I needed to buy a pin nailer. Like all DIYers, I like buying new tools. I bought an inexpensive (cheap) pneumatic pin nailer. It got 4.3 stars online. Yes, I read the manual. I installed the pin nails and hooked it up to my Sears Craftman® 3-gallon compressor. I started on…
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Every once and a while, I will insert a different DIY project into the fold. I will still provide you with the continuing highlights of the upcycling of my cabinet doors. But since this project was just completed this weekend, I thought I share with you my recent experience laying vinyl flooring. I have completed…