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Carpentry & Building

Having lived through a few house remodels, I've learned a few things about what it takes to build and to engage in carpentry. Whether it be building out a bathroom, remodeling a kitchen, or tearing down and constructing a brand new screened in porch, if it's got to do with carpentry or building something out of wood and I've written about it, you'll likely find it here. In this category, I share my carpentry related experiences in regards to many of the projects I've either completed myself or have hired someone else to complete. There's tons of very valuable information in these posts.

Adding Support Posts to an Old Garage

May 5, 2020

Garage Attic Support Posts

I’ve been moving right along with my bulging garage wall repair. In my previous post on the topic, I explained my dilemma. Due to my persistence though, I seemed to have figured something out to help the situation. What I came up with is a fairly good solution, if I don’t say so myself. Before […]

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Fail: Fixing a Bulging Garage Wall

April 28, 2020

Cracked Top Plate Connected to Beam & Rafters

“How do you pick up the threads of an old life? How do you go on, when in your heart you begin to understand…there is no going back? There are some things that time cannot mend. Some hurts that go too deep, that have taken hold.” Frodo – The Lord of the Rings: The Return […]

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Building a Homemade Puzzle Table From Plywood & Lumber

August 3, 2017

Homemade Puzzle Table

There are some things you just can’t buy. Don’t mark my words here or anything, but I have yet to see a huge puzzle table that’s made out of a sheet of plywood out there for sale. Sure, I came across a few little tables that sit on people’s laps, but never one that measures […]

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My Very Shiny Homemade Iron Pipe Media Table

July 20, 2017

Polyurethane on Shiny Plywood Homemade Media Table

I know there are a lot of words in this post title, but I couldn’t leave any of them out. They’re all important. A while back, I began my search for media tables. I have this idea that I’m going to eventually purchase a nice Yamaha audio visual receiver, some speakers and a small television […]

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How To Make Wooden Sawhorses

October 20, 2014

Wooden Sawhorse

A few weeks back, I had a project to finish up in the downstairs bathroom. Apparently, the upstairs toilet, which is directly above the downstairs toilet, was dipping (not dripping, dipping). For whatever reason, it felt like the floor under the toilet upstairs sat ever so slightly lower than the rest of the floor in […]

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Building a Screened in Porch

April 26, 2007

Painting Railing

Well, well, well. I think we’re going to do it. All that’s left with the house is to re-do the bathroom, kitchen and the back porch. Yeah, just the bathroom, kitchen and back porch….ya know, those cheap and easy projects. We are going tackle the back porch first. The one we have is in pretty […]

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How To Cut Crown Molding

October 29, 2006

How to Cut Crown Moulding

Ok, as promised in my last post, I am going to give you the secret on how to properly cut crown molding. I will give you some instruction because the directions you see online can be kind of confusing. First, I want to give you a little piece of advice. When you begin to make […]

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Rebuilding a Front Porch

September 3, 2006

Drilling Wood

Please take a look at this front porch. It’s the one that came with our house. Tell me if you see anything wrong with it. For months, I didn’t give it a second thought, but soon enough, in the mornings, as I pulled out of the driveway and started to drive down the road, I […]

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