Bath, Delta, How To, Sponsored
The last time we remodeled our master bathroom, Ronald Reagan was president, a first-class stamp was 24¢, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was around 1,900. At the time, we tiled the walls and floor, …
Written by: Phil
How To, Tools, Windows & Doors
At the risk of offending the three remaining members of the HCDAOA (Hollow Core Door Aficionados Of America), nothing screams “low budget crap” like a hollow core door. Naturally, when we bought an old farmhouse …
Written by: Phil
If you like windows, you’ll love the look of a good set of sliding glass doors. Open up your home with a sliding glass door set and expand your living space to a deck or …
Written by: Eric
Building Materials, Hardware, Sponsored, Windows & Doors
What’s little, blue and loves concrete? If you said a Smurf mason, you’d be close, but of course, you’d be wrong. I’m talking about Tapcon, the benefactor of this Sponsored Post. Whether it’s in concrete, …
Written by: Eric
Have you ever done something with your house that you thought was going to look really great, but turned out to be a total dud? I have. About three weeks after moving into our new …
Written by: Guest
Doing your own stucco work. It sounds easy enough. Just mix some mud into a wheelbarrow and slather it all over the side of your house right? It’s not as easy as it looks, and …
Written by: Eric
Hardware, Security, Smart Home
Still have a house key? That’ so 2000-and-late! Thanks to Schlage’s Touchscreen Deadbolt with Alarm, I don’t have to carry around frivolous keys to get into my house. Heck, with this keyless locking deadbolt system …
Written by: Eric
Old windows can be a bummer. They’re often drafty around the edges, fogged up in between panes and difficult to open. That’s why many people who own an older home opt out to replace the …
Written by: Eric
Architecture, Building Materials, How To, Landscaping
So how much difference can a porch railing make, anyhow? You’ll see at the end, in the incredible “after” pic. The above shot is what my daughter and her husband’s house looked like when they …
Written by: Phil
“Can we do this? I want this.” These are not words I want to hear right now. We are lying in bed and my wife is furiously Googling “IKEA hacks“. I am afraid because those …
Written by: Guest