Save Money on House portray with These portray Tips

House portray is one of the most dreaded tasks that many DIY home portray teams face. It’s a big job, but it additionally yields great results. The only problem is that even following many portray tips, you may still have to repaint your home in just a few years. Paint peels and cracks and you end…

Do It Yourself Refinishing Tips for Guest Bathrooms

Do you have guests coming who will be using the oft abandoned guest bathroom? next it might be day for a bit of bathroom refinishing. that type of do it yourself refinishing can rapidly change the way a room looks. It really doesn’t take a lot, even a quick cabinet resurfacing job will brighten th…

DIY Staining: Choosing the Perfect Stain for Your Deck

It’s summertime and that means you’ve probably been outdoors more and might be thinking about wood staining. Most public disregard their patios during the winter, but in summer, DIY staining rapidly becomes a good concept as you stare at peeling paint. Staining is fairly quick and durable, makin…

DIY Plumbing Techniques You’ll Need to Learn

If you know how to do plumbing basics, you’ll be able to cover most situations that come up in the average home. Keep your DIY home plumbing kit handy and you can be replacing plumbing and fixing problems before you would even have instance to shout a professional in!
It’s not surprising that th…

DIY Home Repair: Why You Need to Learn

DIY home improvement might seem a bit intimidating when you first look at it. It doesn’t help to have a spouse who suggests that DIY home repair might be a bit by your head and possibly you should look at hiring someone. However, do it yourself home repair doesn’t have to be that difficult, part…

The big reveal

Things are still insanely busy (my excuse for not posting in the final couple weeks). We’ve had many, many late nights recently, poring by decorative lighting and plumbing fixtures (electrician Allen Gallant and TOH plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey need our choices asap!) So I’…

Kitchen island envy


Allison and I have visited plenty of friends who couldn’t wait to show off their their newly remodeled kitchens. You know what I’m talking about: Those sleek, clean, ridiculously functional kitchens with acres of granite countertops, and shiny, stainless-steel appliances. But despite the novelty o…

Tips for Successful DIY Home Repair

Chances are, whether you’re starting a DIY home improvement project, you want it to turn out great, like the ones you see on television. Of course, the guys on TV have a distinct advantage by the rest of us in that they do that for a living and they have expert help when needed. But that doesn’t…

A Week in the Life

So what’s it like to be the homeowner on a This Old House project? It’s a rare experience, for certain, and engaged (a major renovation is always engaged, but in our case we plus have (1) a compressed timeframe and (2) the small matter of documenting the whole thing for TV and a magazine!) I tho…

Replacing Plumbing: A Good Practice to Get Into

Pipes and such tend to final for a while, but replacing plumbing is something that every do it yourselfer is going to face at some point. DIY home plumbing shouldn’t just be an emergency skill, you should know how to do plumbing as a preventative degree, as well.
There are many reasons you might n…

Building Permits

For many Americans, the term “building permit” tends to evoke thoughts of Soviet-style bureaucracy. Homeowners often consider building permit regulations to be a police-state type intrusion, even when they actually know next-to-nothing about the process. Contractors all-too-frequently &#…

Window seats, love ‘em or lose ‘em?


Who doesn’t love a window seat? The thought of one conjures up many visions, relaxing, reading a book, or just gazing out into the world with a big steaming cup of coffee. With that in intellect, we found two potential spots on the main floor of our house to put window seats.The first was in the…

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