Flip the switch. The light comes on. Simple, right? My wife didn’t like the lights in the dining room and the bedroom at our new house. The dining room light wasn’t big enough, or grand enough for her taste, and I agree. The bedroom light was a small pendant light, not bright enough to read by, so it too, had … Continue reading →
I’ve been saddled with a roofing job at my new home. Three layers of tarps conceal the abhorrent condition of the kitchen roof. My family is going to buy this home, a 1901 Indiana farmhouse. I’m told that the roof’s condition prevents me closing a loan for the property. If you live in the Northern Hemisphere, you’ll have noticed the … Continue reading →
This DIY Brick Patio is a project I helped with by designing, and laying out the pattern as well as doing a lot of the actual brick laying. It is located at my father-in-law’s lot at the local Jellystone campground.
The original brick layout was a simple, and slightly curved 8 brick wide walkway that went about 20′ alongside the camp site. We pulled out a bunch of overgrowth as well as the old brick pathway.
Continue reading →Several windows in my house were missing screens altogether, and had been since we bought the house. I’m doing some DIY window screen building to remedy this situation. I have been somewhat intimidated with DIY window screens myself. Just recently while looking around at my local home improvement store, I saw some kits for DIY window screen building. It looked a lot simpler than I could have hoped.
Continue reading →This post is the next installment of “How to add-on to an existing deck”. DIY Steps to build a deck, followed or used as mere guidelines will help you along the way.
Continue reading →My father came across this custom DIY air conditioning in a truck. In the photo, the truck owner has installed a window air conditioner in the center of the back window in his pickup truck.
Continue reading →This DIY trundle bed design was made for my daughter. It is very sturdy 2×6 construction with plywood bases for the mattresses. A good DIY trundle bed needs two things. Simplicity and functionality. This day bed meets both. FREE DIY Trundle Bed Design Download Below!! DIY Trundle Bed Design My daughter’s trundle bed is designed for a twin sized mattress, … Continue reading →
DIY Deck & Entryway Design: This is a simple design I’ve come up with to see what the finished deck and entryway remodel might look like. The current faux balcony is rotting off the house, and is not a waterproof awning for those standing in the rain.
Continue reading →The back of my house is bare. I’ve begun designing a new deck for the house. My goal will be to use principles that will apply to all DIY deck design.
Continue reading →Miretti Stained Glass Windows: Designing stained glass windows is an excellent home business for this handy father. It is fairly easy to find places to give lessons for making stained glass, and even Miretti teaches lessons.
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