Category: House
Repairing a chair leg – video
A How-To video on repairing a chair leg. There are multiple ways of doing this, but this way worked best for me. Hopefully this gives you some ideas on how to repair your broken chair leg. Enjoy.
Landscaping a front garden
After I completed the paver installation in 2013 ( LINK ), it was time to finish the rest of the front landscaping. As always, I am not a contractor; there may be better ways to do this. Also very important, call your local utilities and have…
Upgrading a laundry room – additional shelving
Our laundry room is small in size, and our builder only left us a 8 foot wall behind our washer and dryer for shelving. When we first moved in I added 4 wire framed shelves – it gave us something to store detergent, hangars, towels,…
Widening a driveway with pre-cast patio stone pavers
After installing the patio in the backyard, I wanted to carry that same design to the front. We have a narrow driveway and cannot park side-by-side – best solution is to extend the driveway width with pre-cast patio stones. I was adding 4 feet. Using…
Installing a patio with high performance bedding
I spent a few weeks (back in Spring 2013) going back and forth on a decision to install a deck or a patio in our backyard. I ultimately decided on a patio because it would last longer and have less maintenance – however it would…
Repairing a drywall anchor hole
This is what happens when you use cheap drywall anchors – they will spin in the drywall and create a gaping hole. To solve this, TOGGLER makes an anchor kit specifically for hollow areas – you can purchase this at most hardware stores. In my…
Revitalizing an old fence
If you have an older fence, you can revitalize it for minimal cost with a few pressure treated boards and outdoor stain. At the back of our property we had an older fence – it looked like it was about 10 years old. It was…
Man cave build-up
Man cave build-up. AKA, the garage. I will let the pictures do the talking…
LCD TV corner mount bracket
I purchased this from a store in the Mississauga area. It is a bracket specifically designed for corner mounting a TV – it has two separate mount points. Quite well made – the metal is 1/8″ thick. In ordered to properly mount it, I used…
Building a Shed Base – The Right Way
The grading on our property had a ditch at the north side. Unfortunately it was in the area where a planned shed was going to go. We could not alter our grading because of the municipal engineering for water drainage. So a base was required…
Installing an electrical panel plywood “backer”
The builder didn’t provide anything to mount accessories around the electrical panel. Most builders (obviously not all) give a plywood surface to mount the phone demarcation point and satellite/cable lines. Since organization makes life easier, …a plywood panel needed to be installed. This was a…
Installing a LCD screen mount with no stud anchors
If you need to install an LCD screen in an area that doesn’t have studs accessible to anchor the mount(s), then this post should help you out. There are two windows (on each side) where the LCD mount needed to be installed. The mount being…
How to install a fridge water line
Our fridge has an automatic ice maker and a filtered water dispenser. Having done this before, I wanted to make this install as CLEAN as possible. So the steps involved are: Buy an ice-maker/water-line kit from your local hardware store and pick a spot behind…
Building a shed – Part 3 (complete)
Today the shed installation was completed. Installation began about 10 a.m. in the morning, and it was finished about 12:30 p.m. – 2.5 hours total. I’ll let the pictures do the rest of the talking :)
Building a shed base – Part 2
I required almost 2 FULL yards of limestone to make up for the grade of the backyard. In order to completely finish off the support, I used 2x10x10 pressure treated boards with 2′ rebar to support the limestone – this will help it stay in…
Building a shed base
Getting ready for a limestone base. All you need is a level, 2×4’s, stakes, plywood, and screws to build a form.
Foyer step is stained
Two coats of stain, and three coats of polyurethane has produced a nicely stained oak step. It took about four days to complete the staining process, and most of that time was just waiting for the different coats to dry properly.
Installing a LCD wall mount
I bought a LCD wall mount bracket off ebay about a month ago (fairly cheap, only $50 shipped) and I finally got around to installing it. The quality was very good – I was surprised because of the price I paid for it. The biggest…
Garage door opener follow-up
I really did not like having one slotted angle (mounted to the ceiling) being the focal point of force when the garage door opens and closes. So I went back and revisited the structure of the hangar. Then I decided to beef it up. I…
Installing a garage door opener
I bought our garage door opener almost 1.5 years ago, …so I guess it was time to install it. If you are going to undertake this, be prepared to spend some time doing it – and/or a lot of beer too. It took me over…
Christmas tree is setup
Ok, it might be a bit early to do this – but hey, the longer we’ve got the tree up, the more we can enjoy it :) This is the first time, by the way, that we have ever had a Christmas tree set up…
We have sod already, whoa!
I wasn’t expecting grass until next spring – but we’ll take it :) They did both the front and back.
We are in the house
Sorry, it has been a month since I last posted. I’m sure you know how busy it is when you move – so that is the excuse I am going with for not posting :) We are slowly getting settled in. There are some small…
