Does your neighbor’s emerald green arborvitae look great – especially when compared to your tired old wood privacy fence? Are you playing with the idea of adding arborvitae trees to your landscape for a windbreak or hedge? With so many different types of arborvitae currently available, you have plenty of options – if you know ...
We just finished a bathroom remodel, and when we put the new sink in we needed to caulk under it, and around the edges to prevent water from getting under the sink vanity. I’ve never had much success with a caulking gun, and I don’t like the squeeze tubes of caulk as you can’t get ...
I’ve got this great old cookbook from the 1800s filled with all sorts of interesting recipes. My favorite is the recipe for squirrel pie which begins with the instructions, “First, trap a squirrel and then skin it.” Just like trapping a squirrel is the first step in making squirrel pie, tracking down out cleaning supplies ...
When I was about ten years old, my father had a gorgeous underground pool built into our backyard. It had a cool deck, so your feet wouldn’t get hot when you swam, a love seat with jets (not quite a whirlpool, but close) and a wonderful deep end too. It was shaped a bit like ...
With spring’s recent arrival, you’ll soon find it necessary to pull out all your spring and summer clothes as you put away your winter clothes. Before you store your winter clothes, though, you may want to take some things into consideration. Improperly stored clothes can become damaged, increasing the need for you to replace them ...
Boys enjoy working on craft projects as much as girls, and craft projects are a fun part of cub scout meetings and being a cub scout. Crafts encourage imagination and creativity, and crafts made with natural supplies provided by mother nature are ideal for cub scouts. Searching for supplies such as pinecones, acorns, autumn leaves, ...
We are in the process of remodeling our kitchen. We’ve replaced the refrigerator, dishwasher, stove and now the microwave. We purchased the GE Profile for all of the appliances. This microwave is the GE Profile 1.7 cu. ft. Convection Over the Range Microwave Oven Model # JVM 790SK. It offers 1000 microwave awatts and 1550 ...
The crawl space is one of the most neglected areas of a home. Crawl spaces are dark, dusty, cramped and generally miserable which is enough to keep people out of them. However, spending an hour or so each year looking around in a crawl space can help a homeowner to identify potentially severe problems while ...
Stairways in a house often take a lot of abuse. Afterall, they get walked upon by people going up and down them, and applying their full body weight to the wood pieces. Children, especially, gather great joy from hopping up and down on stairs too. So it’s no wonder that, occasionally, a stairway tread will ...
Crown molding, that intricately, carved wood-looking design situated between a wall and ceiling, adds beauty, charm, and character to any room, so why would anyone want to remove it? One reason might be that it is time to redecorate the room. Another might be because the crown molding has become damaged and is in need ...