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Emphasis on “Starting.” If you would have told me how many obstacles there were going to be, well, I’d probably say I could have avoided many of them. I would have been wrong. The siding is up minus a few trims & fixings. ...
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Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to do much work on the dining room all summer 2009. We had a bad Ice Storm that left me with 12 trees down and hundreds of limbs. So, much of the summer and fall were spent dealing with yard cleanup and firewoo...
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Once I closed in new exterior wall, I framed in the old porch floor area to bring it up flush with the interior floors. From there, taking down the old wall was pretty easy; just had lots of electrical to re-route. Framing in the new wall ...
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Step 1: frame in the new exterior wall. I figured it would be better to start with that instead of taking out the old wall first: keep more heat in the house hopefully! So, here are some photos showing the process. I framed the wall in 3...
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Hello, I just discovered this site, via lumberjocks. I have been working on our massive dining room project for over a year now! Here’s the history: My wife and I inherited an antique dining room set from her grandparents, but we did...
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A concrete spall repair done properly will extend the life of your concrete if fixed early enough. Repairing spalls can be handled in a few ways. Sometimes it is best to break out an entire section and re-pour it with new concrete rather than p...
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Besides making a home or business appear neglected, cracks in concrete often cause concrete to eventually buckle and heave, creating a potential for car damage and making it dangerous for passersby to walk on. Concrete Repair and Restoration is es...
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Boy do I have updates to share! I’ve finally finished this project, merely 452+ days after it began. The garage conversion has been completed! I now have a spacious 10’x20’ room attached directly to my dining room. It is better i...
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Hairline Cracks can be filled simply using Concrete Welder, available in a cartridge format. Make sure the crack is clean and free of moisture. Open cartridge and squeeze Concrete Welder directly into the crack. Use a scraper or straight-edge to s...
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Welcome to my next renovation. This time around my goal is to renovate my 2nd floor bathroom in a similar style to my basement bathroom. Thrown into the mix I’m also renovating the hallway on that floor. The problem: Out of date and cheap...
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I actually told the story about my free air compressor on Lumberjocks but since it has led to a kitchen/laundry room remodel I decided to follow up here. The short version is that I got a free air compressor years ago and it recently quit worki...
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Here are a couple of pics of the baseboards installed, nail holes and edges puttied, sanded and primered: I also mudded\floated out the remaining sections of the wall where the top coat of plaster had been removed. Just trying ...
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I worked on making new door trim moulding, well the bullnose trim anyways. The trim is just painted 1×4 MDF trim from the BORG. The bullnose trim is 1x pine that I planed down to 3/8” and then routed a bullnose profile. It is not muc...
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Thanks for letting me post here, Michal! I just wanted to remind all the handymen and women out there that April is National Safe Digging Month across the country. National Safe Digging Awareness Month is dedicated to informing gardeners and DIYer...
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I build this barn 4 to 5 years ago. I started with 12”x12” tiles added treated 4×4 risers, skids, floor joists, and build the rest on top. I did this knowing that I would some day move the building. That day is today. ...
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The houses made it up the hill. Here is the first one, the playhouse. The playhouse was given to us by a lady that stopped me walking around in Costco. She was very insistent that I should take her playhouse. The price was right; free. It was s...
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We’d like to share a few pictures of our backyard this morning. I walked around the block today, & took some pictures of our van. I haven’t seen it since last Saturday. We’ve been sticking close to home. <div><...
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Anyone familiar with the mortar-less brick siding?Hello, We are in the planning stages of putting a new patio on and eventua... |
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Tiling onto bathroom wet wallHi All,We’re starting to sort the bathroom and shower room in our house... |
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Main breaker on panelOk..So I have wired a sub panel in my prior house and went to start doing the... |
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Has anyone ran into this?I am finishing up a book case floor to ceiling and it has 2 ea. 1/4 round she... |
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