Architecture, Building Materials, Resources, Restoration, Woodworking
What to do…what to do…when you need to replace only a few porch spindles, but can’t locate ones that match? Or, maybe you live in an older home; you love the finials, but they have …
Written by: Liz
Just because dirt, crud, grime and various other stuff in the home is nasty and offensive, (in more ways than I care to discuss here), doesn’t mean the cleaning products you choose have to be. …
Written by: Liz
Doweling pieces of wood together makes one of the strongest joints in woodworking. Drilling these holes by hand can leave the dowels off center and/or crooked at the same time. If you’re an “all natural” …
Written by: Brad
DIY Discussion, Flooring, How To, Resources
At Homefixated, we try not to bad-mouth products and instead focus our attention on items and ideas that you might actually get some use out of. We’ll be doing that in this post but I …
Written by: Jen
DIY Discussion, How To, Resources
A little while ago, I told you of my tale of woe when it came to our engineered hardwood floors. While I respect that many of the commenters in that post still like the product …
Written by: Jen
So last month I was at the IRS auction for a cabinet shop that had gone under and I scored some cool stuff. But not without some luck. The auctioneer had rattled off the rules …
Written by: Brad
This may seem like a dumbass tip, but because so many people have asked me how to handle this situation, I’m going to throw it out there. On multiple occasions, I’ve been approached for guidance …
Written by: Liz
Resources, Safety, Service Providers
When you think of high-rise apartments, flood damage isn’t usually on the top of the list of things to be concerned about. After all, lakes and streams are all the way down there. Us glorious …
Written by: Jen
“OK, who’s going to give me five dollars?” That’s how the bidding started at my first IRS auction. A co-worker had told me about his old place of work whose tools, machinery, inventory and whatever …
Written by: Brad
Gardening, Landscaping, Resources
I’ve been on a killing spree with grapevines for two years now. I follow the planting instructions, do everything I’m supposed to, prepare the hole to just the right depth, plant, nurture…and the vines keel …
Written by: Liz