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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Do you have a picture that for some reason leans to the left or right even after being leveled just a day earlier. I have a couple easy fixes you can use to get the ‘ghost’ out of your house. I tried a new trick on a particularly determined crooked picture, I put [...]

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Do you have limited space in your laundry room? Space in our house is a high price commodity that is used to the best of our ability (not really but I like to think so:). I saw a hang-on-your door ironing board at my local home improvement warehouse, and thought I could do [...]

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Fortunately most home repairs we will work on will not include an extension ladder. This post is for the exception, and written intentionally during the Christmas light hanging season. Extension ladders are probably the most deadly tool you have in your possession. The CPSC says that misuse of ladders cause 164,000 emergency [...]

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Ever reached break time with no good light to read your book? When I designed this bathroom I did not envision that it would need as much light as it does. I put the toilet in and thought a hanging light would make this area seem a little warmer…hopefully the light would make [...]

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I was in the Habitat for Humanity ReStore a while back and saw an old 7ft oak door for sale and thought “I could make something out of that”. I purchased the door for $10, they had a door special that day. I ended up deciding to make a head board for my [...]

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I recently had someone ask me about a broken humming doorbell.  The doorbell was making an a constant humming sound that sounded like an old oven buzzer.  If you have this problem, here are the steps to fix it:
1. Turn off the breaker to the doorbell.   This can be a pain if the breaker is [...]

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