Friday, September 9, 2011
Solve Your Sagging Hinges with Toothpicks and Glue
Posted by Alex
The work we've been doing on the new front doors has involved quite a bit of restoration. Not only has this restoration applied to the salvaged items we've purchased, but also to the portions of the house which were already in place. This has included paint stripping, plastering, tiling, wood...
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If you are a homeowner that enjoys DIY renovation, you've probably had the opportunity to patch a hole or two in your drywall. If you're an owner of an old home, especially one with plaster, you've probably had the pleasure of trying your best to patch a hole or two...
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As you may recall, we had a bit of an ugly leak from our master bedroom ceiling a couple weeks back that damaged our newly repaired, replastered, and repainted bedroom ceiling. It turned out that this leak was caused by a clogged trap in our attic air handler's condensate line....
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In previous posts we've covered the renovation effort we embarked on to drastically overhaul our entryway. Given our home's modest facade and shotgun layout, the entry to our home is the first opportunity we have to make an impression on our guests. And when we purchased our home back in 2003,...
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Yesterday, Centsational Girl (who Wendy and I are both very jealous of due to her proximity to California's wine country) wrote a post about decorating using the all too important aspect of wine production -- the wine barrel. This resonated with us because we constructed our very own wine barrel...
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