Part of the reason I went into carpentry (besides the girls, fame, fortune, and sweet tools) was that in my line of work I didn’t have to do crap like painting. That has all gone out the window as we “upgrade” the house.
I hate painting. I hate everything about it. After our recent bout with it–I may just say that I like dry wall better than painting, and that is saying A LOT. Firstly–there is the never ending decision on what color goes with the cabinets, dog’s eyes, the sweater she wears once a year, et cetera, et cetera, ad nauseum. [click to continue…]
Finally, we’re saved from that classic stud finder joke. You know the one: Someone on your job site or that dude you married picks up an electronic stud finder, puts it against his chest, presses the button and says “Hey, it works! It found the stud!” Arf. Arf. Arf. Yah, twenty times later, not quite as funny.
CH Hanson STUD4SURE Magnetic Stud Finder can save you from that and gives you a whole lot of additional benefits as well. [click to continue…]
Once upon a time, when someone would mention “plaster” or “plastered”, my tail would wag and I’d anxiously wonder what bar we were heading to and what marvelous hijinks I’d find myself regretting the next day. Now when I hear “plaster”, I think about the skills needed to apply gypsum smoothly to a wall. Oh, how fun this maturing thing is.
However, if you’re a homeowner, there’s plenty about plaster that you can get excited about and the InsOwall Eco Insulating Plaster is one of them. [click to continue…]
Some people think geckos are cute. We can probably blame Geico and their well-mannered gecko mascot for that. The truth is, geckos freak me out a bit. In a recent trip down south, I stayed in a home that was gecko-central. Fidgety, brown, wall and ceiling-climbing lizards in the bedroom and bathroom? NO, THANK YOU.
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Here’s a scenario many of us are familiar with: After a bunch of shuffling of things around and having one person impatiently hold a painting up on the wall while you stand back and look at it, you figure you’ve finally found the perfect spot to hang your latest décor acquisition. [click to continue…]
Part of the reason I went into carpentry (besides the girls, fame, fortune, and sweet tools) was that in my line of work I didn’t have to do crap like painting. That has all gone out the window as we “upgrade” the house.
