This time with pictures. This picture shows the two levels of the back screen porch and the outside deck. The entry to the porch has been cleaned with deck cleaner, but not stained. The next picture is what the stained deck looks like. We haven’t done the rails or trellis in this photo, and that […]
D-I-Yourselfers
Helping the Handyman Help You
I told Handyman I would post this from the comment he made on the nailgun post: I am definitely sold on nail guns, after years of not having one. They make the task at hand go much quicker (once you have done the initial set-up). Also, I have found that you do less damage with […]
Deck Maintenance
BACKGROUND: First a little background on our decks. I built stage one about 6 years ago. I constructed this one totally of pressure treated lumber. It is about 10×12, and I subsequently roofed it and screened it in to make a nice back porch which is entered from the dining room thru outswing French doors. […]
Deck Maintenance
We have been too busy to post here. Sorry. The weather hasn’t cooperated with a smooth sequence of deck maintenance, but that is what my husbands latest home project is. He cleaned the decks and now will be re-staining them ( weather allowing). I charged up the camera batteries so I can take pictures of […]
Making Work Stations
The Handyman is serious, totally serious, about getting a handle on life. This includes organization around here, and I am on board with him 100%. We are tired of misplacing tools and looking for hours when ready to start the job now. We are tired of wasted money on multiples because we can’t find something. […]
Nail Gun Injuries Spike for Do-It-Yourselfers
Ok, take warning guys and girls. Time to remember the common sense and cautionary tales according to statistics reported on the latest news about nail gun injuries. I was talking to my husband about getting a nailgun just for me to use in the house for small things like ..I don’t know, just small things. […]
