ZEN AND THE ART OF DIY

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  • DIY Project – Cutting the Cable – DVR in Our Bedroom

    May 12, 2025

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    roku

    It seems we have been having technology issues recently.  I could not get the DVR app to load on the Roku© in our bedroom, and now the wireless cable receiver in our bedroom was also acting up.  The last several nights when we go to bed and turn on the TV, the cable would freeze…

  • DIY Project – Cutting the Cable – Installing the DVR

    May 5, 2025

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    roku

    I had done my research on DVRs.  I was satisfied with my choice.  I just needed to buy it.  Efiwym, my wife, was letting me have the reins on this project, so it was up to me to make the decision.  A couple of weekends passed after the antennas were installed so I finally decided…

  • DIY Project – Cutting the Cable – Installing OTA Digital Antennas

    April 29, 2025

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    coaxial-cable, cutting-the-cable, ota-antenna, ota-digital-channels

    Installing OTA digital antennas should not be difficult.  When the cable company used coaxial cable, I ran coaxial cable throughout the house.  I had wires running through cold-air vents to the bedrooms upstairs for cable, telephone and Internet.  After we purchased laptops and cell phones, and the cable company switched to wireless receivers these wires…

  • DIY Project – Cutting the Cable

    April 22, 2025

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    amplified-antenna, cut-the-cable, over-the-air-antenna, tv

    Efiwym, my wife and I have had conversations about getting rid of cable TV.  As Efiwym sees the bills monthly, the idea of “cutting the cable” will be brought up.  I will agree with her concerns about the constant increases in a product we truly do not take advantage of.  There are hundreds of channels,…

  • DIY Project – Powder Room Faucet

    April 9, 2025

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    drain-stopper, goof-off, pumbers-putty

    The vanity faucet in the powder room was starting to show me it was time to replace it.  The brushed nickel finish on the bottom edges were pitted and it was getting worse.  The drain finish was also looking bad. There was really nothing I could do to repair it, so it was time to…

  • DIY Project – Vinyl Flooring – Laundry Room – Installation – Wrinkles or Ripples?

    March 17, 2025

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    DIY, do-it-yourself, laundry-room, vinyl-sheet-flooring
    ripples, wrinkles

    The next day, as the sun shines down through the window of the door, I noticed something strange about the floor.  Just as you entered the laundry room the flooring had wrinkles.  I went down on my hands and knees and ran my hand across the floor.  Yup, those were definitely wrinkles.  Well, more like…

  • DIY Project – Vinyl Flooring – Laundry Room – Installation – Almost Done

    March 13, 2025

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    drain-pipe-with-flange, slip-joint-washer, straight-pipe

    The washer was next to be put in place.  I wheeled it in and aligned it to the opening.  I attached the water hoses and turned on the water in the laundry tub cabinet.  No leaks.  I put the discharge hose into the laundry tub and pushed the washer in place. The lid for the…

  • DIY Project – Vinyl Flooring – Laundry Room – Installation – Finishing Up

    March 3, 2025

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    pnuematic-nailer

    The following morning, I was ready to get the laundry room back into place.  Unfortunately, we had some visitors, and it delayed my chance to finish up.  As our visitors were here, I kept saying to myself, “I have plenty of time, I have plenty of time.”  Once they left, Efiwym, my wife asked if…

  • DIY Project – Vinyl Flooring – Laundry Room – Installation – Time to Install Again

    February 26, 2025

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    flooring-adhesive, rolling-pin

    I went back to the home improvement store, where I could save big money, to return the adhesive and get the right one that I found on their website.  Also, Efiwym, my wife, suggested I get a new dryer vent. The store had the exact same dryer vent we had before.  I headed home with…

  • DIY Project – Vinyl Flooring – Laundry Room – Installation – Time to Install

    February 18, 2025

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    DIY, do-it-yourself, laundry-room, vinyl-sheet-flooring
    milwaukee-tool, templating

    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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