Charly, our cat, who crossed the rainbow bridge about 18 months ago, had health issues that led him to have difficulties getting around. Eventually, we limited his ability to roam the house. However, when he was able to go to all areas of the house, he struggled to ascend stairs. That problem led him to…
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DIY Project- Someone Else’s Project – The Patio Door – Finishing Up After a debacle of a day installing the patio door, I headed back to my brother-in-law’s, Evad, to finish up the project. The place looked like someone dropped all their tools and left without finishing the project. Oh yeah, that was me. I…
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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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The countertops were ready to be installed. The countertops were in 5 pieces. The desktop, the one by the refrigerator and the last 3 pieces were for the u-shaped countertop for the sink and peninsula. On the bottom of the countertops was strapping about every two feet. I was not sure I should remove them. …
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DIY Project – Garage Corner Shelf Efiwym, my wife, and I like having the ability to park both cars in the garage. We still use it to store some outdoor items. I have installed shelves for containers of car cleaners, oils, weed killers and home goods, such as paper towels, toilet paper and paper plates.…
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We purchased our second 45-inch flat screen TV. The old one would go into the family room and replace our 26-inch tube TV. However, the TV could not fit into the TV cabinet. It would need to sit on the top of it. The height was too high for viewing purposes, plus it looked weird.…
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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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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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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 was getting assembly down for the door frames. (1) Drill holes with the Kreg® jig. (2) Build frames with Kreg® screws with Kreg® screw bit. (3) Shorten 48 Kreg® plugs. (4) Glue Kreg® plugs. Done! Since I made good time on the assembly of the frames, I decided to remove the cabinet doors so…