Nails, Hammer, and Wood – Sometimes you are short on tools and supplies when you are repairing your house. Knowing nail tricks is important when you lack the things to make your job easier (mainly nail guns). Here are a few things that I hope will help you on that new job…
1) Don’t [...]

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I answered a question recently about a someone’s possible attic space, this is what they wanted to know -> “How much space will I have in my garage attic if it is 25′x25′ and the roof pitch is 6?” I believe this person was trying to put a room in the attic of the [...]

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Ever been out shopping for a item for your bathroom and thought “Holey moley that’s expensive!” This was our problem when we were building our master bath on the house. We were able to find all kinds of things at the Habitat for Humanity Restore, but bathroom vanities where not one of those [...]

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One thing that night shift has taught me is that I need to find ways not to hurt myself despite being tired or just physically unable to do something. Small nails are very difficult to hold and at times seem to be intended for someone with small metal fingers. There is nothing worse [...]

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I saw a headboard in a Lowe’s sales magazine about five years ago and decided that it would look good in my child’s room. It was a made from picket fence sold right there in lowe’s (of course it was an add). It was fairly simple to build and finish, so here is what you [...]

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Are you planning on a particularly loud room in your house, like a band room or maybe you would like a quiet room for a baby. If you have plans to dampen sound in your house here is how you do it (mostly sound proof, you would still hear dynamite or the [...]

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Have you ever wanted to make faux (fake in French) beams in house for a country or rustic appearance. Many old houses have some form of artificial beams and you can easily do this in your house with a few little tricks. First thing you want to do is to find the existing [...]

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Cupped boards, popped nails, rusted screws, just a few of the things you would like to avoid when building a deck. I have worked on many decks and though many uh..ohs and oopss I have learned a few tricks along the way (book knowledge does not hurt).
- Remember when you are laying [...]

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This post is not for the seasoned pro, but more for the confused homeowner or do-it yourselfer who would like to know what all the little lines on a tape measure are for. Learning to read a tape measure will make many of your projects much easier. Here is a close-up picture of [...]

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I have been asked on several occasions why and when I should use wood conditioner. Wood conditioner is used to prepare soft wood to be stained. Soft wood generally accepts the stain that is applied to it in a fairly disorganized manner, dark in some areas then light in other areas. Wood [...]

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