⚠ Safety note: I am not a licensed electrician. This post shares my own DIY experience for general information only. Home electrical work is hazardous and is governed by local code. Always shut off power at the breaker and confirm it is off before touching any wires, follow the codes that apply where you live,…
⚠ Safety note: I am not a licensed electrician. This post shares my own DIY experience for general information only. Home electrical work is hazardous and is governed by local code. Always shut off power at the breaker and confirm it is off before touching any wires, follow the codes that apply where you live,…
⚠ Safety note: I am not a licensed electrician. This post shares my own DIY experience for general information only. Home electrical work is hazardous and is governed by local code. Always shut off power at the breaker and confirm it is off before touching any wires, follow the codes that apply where you live,…
About 16 months ago we switched from a traditional top-load washing machine to a Whirlpool duet front load. For larger loads (blankets, multiple towels, etc.) this machine does an excellent job and doesn’t tend to get off-balance the way top load machines do. It also needs less detergent and you tend to only have to…
My Char-Broil grill after 5 years of use — and it’s not a pretty sight. I figured I’d share these photos as a bit of a reality check on how these grills hold up over time. As you can see, five years of Wisconsin weather and regular grilling has really taken its toll. The interior,…
Fixing a Leak, how to… Found several small pin holes in the Hot Tub that we got for Akiva (bottom inflates and was leaking) After 2 failed attempts to patch it with a vinyl patch kit (which peeled right off — I can only assume that there was something about the type of PVC used…
First section painted. Spent about half the day today preparing the floor for most of the rest of the basement room (one small section where I have the freezers that I will have to come back to and paint later). This paint needs about 10 days to setup really hard before you can drag heavy…
Restoring my grandfathers old workbench. I found that he signed it on the bottom of the bench. This makes me think that he did build this bench himself. It is a very dense hard wood. Nice and sturdy. It was painted and had lots of paint splatter all over it from the last 50 years….
My new trees that I am growing for Bonsai… Well years from now they will be large enough to become Bonsai. I built the 12″ x12″ boxes out of 2″x4″s, they have a fine window screen stapled to the bottom of the box. They are filled with a fine fired clay product called Turface MVP….
Making Progress on the Kitchen Remodel.
Wow -time goes by so fast. It’s been 3-1/2 months since I made a post. It’s been a fairly busy summer. I took a lot of photos over the summer and want to start sharing them. Here goes, in no particular order: ? When can you plant where you live? I built a free little…