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Do-It-Yourself Mistakes

Surprises In The Walls After Removing Wallpaper

Wallpaper Secrets

When I wrote about removing wallpaper in my small second bathroom I alluded to the fact that you be in for some surprises under your wallpaper as your tear it down. I mentioned this because I actually found a few different things in the tiny room that were surprising, interesting and just plain weird....
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The Case of the Mysterious Basement Leak

Basement leak coming from roof.

It was while I was in the middle of framing and insulating my basement that I first found the mysterious leak in my basement. One sunny day I was happily putting up steel framing and when I returned the next rainy day I found a pie-plate sized puddle forming right where the basement foundation...
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What Is Air Duct Cleaning and Is It Worth It?

What Is Air Duct Cleaning and Is It Worth It?

About this time every year my mailbox starts filling up with ads for air duct cleaning services that come into your home and actually vacuum out all the accumulated dust and debris (and even mold) that builds up the metal ducts of any sort of forced air heating or air conditioner system. These companies...
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How Not To Install A Set of Stairs

Stair Stringer

This is about my recent adventure in putting together a set of outside stairs on the side of my house. This is not a how-to article, but rather, an article about what not to do. This is an embarrassing do-it-yourself mistake. We had a new sliding glass door put into our house a few...
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Learn From My Plumbing Mistake: Don’t Pay $133.75 For A Tiny Rubber Washer

A Plumbing DIY Mistake

Last night we ran a bath for our son and when I turned off the hot water a strange thing happened: the hot water did not turn off. I twisted and pushed and turned, but no matter what I did with the 40 year old shower faucet, the hot water kept running out as...
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