DIY Discussion, Green, Resources, Restoration
I experience a lot of internal conflict when shopping for building materials. I like to buy from the local lumber yard, but the home center is cheaper. I want to buy American, but all the …
Written by: Rich
Let’s face it, if home improvement and DIY were always easy, we all wouldn’t have much to talk (or laugh. . . or cry) about. Somehow houses have a way of taking seemingly simple and …
Written by: Marc Lyman
As my wife will tell you–it is a pretty safe bet that I will find a way to build something new, destroy something, or otherwise make permanent any new electronic gadget I get. I kid …
Written by: Ty
Ok, so I know that the Lord of the Dance, Michael Flatley isn’t really a clogger–but where else are you going to find how to fix a clogged drain, and a Flatley reference in the …
Written by: Ty
You will find the history of the greatest breakfast cereal of all time here and all the requisite information on the spokesfrog: Dig ‘Em. Sometimes we’re just short on good jokes…and digging ones in particular. …
Written by: Ty
Apparently going on vacation these days doesn’t necessarily mean lying around a pool soaking up rays with an active goal of being completely intoxicated by 9AM. This “new breed” type of vacationers want to use …
Written by: Ty
Really–I wanted to buy this thing immediately because Billy Mays was on the homepage. I mean–what item do you have that Billy Mays sold that isn’t awesome? That’s right–nothing. MIGHTY PUTTY FOR LIFE. Why Billy …
Written by: Ty
Decor, DIY Discussion, Painting
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 …
Written by: Ty
Last time we hit up getting started fence building tips, we talked a bit about the planning, layout, and installation of the posts. Now, we’ll cover the actual framing of the fence, and finishing it …
Written by: Ty
Building Materials, DIY Discussion, How To
So far I’ve hit on things like fences, decks, destroying your kitchen, and installing TVs on your lawn mowers. All fairly involved, (and supremely practical) big projects that require a lot of planning and some …
Written by: Ty