I did not like the look of the back splash extending beyond the upper cabinet to the end of the overhang of the new countertop. It just did not look finished. Originally, I wanted to stop the backsplash where the upper cabinet ended. Efiwym, my wife and I had several discussions regarding this dilemma. She…
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That Sunday, I needed to pick up the rental tile saw I reserved at the place how doers get things done. Before I went there, I did some additional prep work, beside resetting the edging by the stove. I put down a tarp on the countertop. I moved the stove out and laid out all…
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Efiwym, my wife, was out doing something she loves to do, bargain shopping. I decided this would be a perfect time to get the shelf in the laundry room cabinet. This should be an easy and fast DIY project. Install some shelf pins, cut a shelf and install. But first I needed to clear out…
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The next morning, I went around the kitchen and lifted on the three countertops to make sure they were glued in place. I gave a couple of lifts around the peninsula. Confident that the countertops were glued down, it was time for the sink installation. Since the sink was a clearance item, I did not…
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I continued my work on the pool deck. I now would start on the filter side of the pool deck. Things went fairly well. I designed and built a hatch opening to get at the filter skimmer cover. The filter itself would be placed on a concrete pad outside the deck. I planned on building…
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Even though the deck was not complete, I needed to put down something between the house and pool deck. The kids were walking on the dirt and bringing it into the pool. I needed to get the concrete patio done. The thought of just a concrete slab did not thrill me. In fact, to get…
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I had the lumber company deliver all the materials to build the garage. Once it arrived and dumped on the grass next to the driveway, it was time to go through the materials to start building. I found the bill of materials and the plans for the garage. With the plans laid out on the…