Reading Time: 8 minutesFence Post Replacement This article is about fence post replacement or how to replace one or several fence posts or how to replace a post for a gate. The keywords are fence post replacement. So if your fence needs a post replacement no matter where it is or what it does this is the right… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutesBiFold Door Mod (Narrower) I needed a bifold door mod recently. This article will cover why I needed a mod, and how I accomplished it. It does not cover the installation of the doors which is in another article. Why I needed a Door Mod The finished bifold doors project would block part of the… Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutesHow to Remove Plastic Drywall Anchors This article is about how to remove plastic drywall anchors from drywall so that there is a minimum of damage and prepare the leftover holes for filling. My wife needed to have some anchors removed recently. She placed it on the top of my to-do list. So I needed… Read More »
Reading Time: 8 minutesBifold Door Installation Do you have a bifold door installation on your horizon? Are you nervous about installing these type of doors? You’re in good hands, this article will walk thru a complete installation. It also includes how to set up the doors to the opening. It seems that each bifold manufacturer can have slightly… Read More »
Reading Time: 7 minutesDIY Rain Gutter I need a DIY rain gutter and it needs to match my existing gutters. Putting up something less than a full match will only scream out “Look at me I’m different”. Well, it will scream out to me. I’ll need one more thing. It will be important to remove the gutter in… Read More »
Reading Time: 8 minutesMy Delta Faucet Leaks My Delta faucet leaks. It doesn’t just drip when its turned off, it runs water out of the stem whenever I turn it on. It’s time to rebuild it. It’s a name brand faucet so I can easily find parts for it. But I need to take it apart first to… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutesA Strong Rain Gutter Splice Technique A strong rain gutter splice technique is definitely needed for my new gutter. The gutter material I have chosen comes in standard lengths. My new gutter is going to be longer than that standard “off the shelf” length. So somewhere along the gutter, there will need to be a… Read More »
Reading Time: 7 minutesThree DIY air conditioner maintenance tips Three DIY air conditioner maintenance tips for better cooling. These are three DIY things that I consider easy to do items. These can be accomplished with very little skills and a little caution. I was looking ahead at my cooling for the summer. My wallet was looking at saving an ac… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutesScreens and Cleaning Out the Gutters Cleaning out the gutters went to the top of my list the other day. It was raining outside, heavy type rain and I noticed thru the window that water was running over the top of the gutter. I thought wow that must be a lot of water coming off… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutes Why Choose Steel Rain Gutter So why choose steel rain gutter. Choosing a rain gutter was a decision I needed to make recently.  My old gutter had deteriorated to the point that it had more holes per running foot that I could justify keeping it working. I have time on my hands and less… Read More »
Reading Time: 6 minutesScribing flooring Scribing flooring is the one job that is always needed when you’re installing your own laminate, wood, or vinyl planking. It is usually needed on the first and the final row of the project. You may also need to scribe for floor registers or any walls in the middle of your project room… Read More »
Reading Time: 6 minutesBox Fan Weak Air Flow I have a box fan weak air flow problem. I bought a box fan at the start of the summer months and as expected, it had great air movement. But I noticed that it was losing air volume almost by the day. So about six weeks after starting it up,… Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutesHow to Template for diagonal tile cuts I learned how to make a template for diagonal tile cuts recently. I have tiled quite a few floors but for those floors, the tiles were always square to the room. Now for my latest tiling project, I was going to continue a previous tiling job(square again) to… Read More »
Reading Time: 5 minutesHow to layout a floor How to layout a floor starts with a tape measure and a spreadsheet. This technique will work for tile, wood, laminate, or vinyl plank floors. I created a spreadsheet that will tell me where the seams(the point where one row meets the other) will be when the floor is put… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutesPatching a Leaking Gutter Now that the rainy season(winter in California) is drawing near it is the perfect time for patching a leaking gutter. I face this task after enduring a leaking gutter due to some slipshod work on one of my gutters. I recently had some work done and this gutter was in place… Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutesHow To Repair LED Bulbs In order to save some money, you may need to know how to repair LED bulbs. It’s a dirty little secret of LED lamps. Something only spoken in hushed tones in the dark corners of the internet. LED bulbs do not last as long as advertised. When LED life is… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutesReverse Osmosis Add a membrane flush kit Add a membrane flush kit and extend the life of your RO membrane. The purpose of the flush kit is to help prevent scaling or fouling of the reverse osmosis membrane. By removing the contaminants(thru flushing) from the membrane it extends it’s life. Membrane fouling is a process whereby… Read More »
Reading Time: 5 minutesRepairing a Leaking Hose Bib Repairing a leaking hose bib shot to the top of the list recently. I experienced an over usage fee on my water bill. I didn’t know that it was leaking at the time but when the bill came I started searching for a leak. In my backyard I had extended… Read More »
Reading Time: 7 minutesInstalling Door Casing to Perfection Installing door casing to perfection is all about the corners. Every technique discussed in this article is about getting a tight miter joint. The following techniques if applied will ensure that your efforts produce a first class job. But you will need some powered tools to get the best results.… Read More »
Reading Time: 5 minutesMaking an Ethernet Port Wireless Making an ethernet port wireless was something I needed to do. I have an older dish box located in a place that did not have an ethernet cable connection available. The box does not have wireless capability. It does have one USB and one ethernet port. I did not want to use… Read More »