Indestructible Chimney Cap Installation – DIY
Do you have a brick chimney? The Chimney cap is one of the most important elements of your Chimney. See how..
Staircase Runner- Should You Use Carpet or Rugs?
One of the quests we had, was to replace the staircase runner. Last summer we replaced the carpet in the lower bedroom that we use as a den / guest bedroom. It was replaced with a grey patterned (physical indention) carpet. We elected at the time to not replace the staircase runner with the same …
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Deck Refinishing – Essential Repair to a Staircase
Not so long ago we set out on our deck refinishing mission. This included several essential areas on our deck and front staircase. It needed board(s) replacement, sanding of existing salvageable boards and staining as mentioned here, “Save big deck railing and general repair“. One of the challenges with this deck is the sheer size. …
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Cherry Pie Recipe the easy way (Clafoutis)
This recipe Cherry Pie recipe aka “Clafoutis Recipe” was something from a Friday afternoon coffee break a.k.a. Fika at work. Working for an international company gives you a great chance to experience other cultures. The parent company for Mack Trucks is Volvo in Gothenburg Sweden. A tradition in Sweden is Fika “to have coffee” an afternoon …
Medaloni Cellars Winery near Lewisville, NC
A little over 3 miles from our house in Lewisville, North Carolina is a place called Medaloni Cellars. It is a winery located on twenty-two acres of rolling hills located in North Carolina’s beautiful Yadkin Valley. They are also an event center for weddings and other gatherings. Some friends said, “Hey, would you guys like …
Mood-setting with 25 ct. String Lights above our deck
In our second post related to our outdoor living, we will go over the Globe String Lights that we selected. Adding these along with the Outdoor Speakers (a post from last week) really has upped the game with our crew hanging outside in the evening. As I discussed last time, we spend time outside during …
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Hear a Symphony with Outdoor Speakers
One of the best features of our house, (especially when the weather is not 90+ degrees or we are having a full blown thunderstorm), is our Deck and the Outdoor Speakers we just installed. While there are miles and miles it seems to maintain all of the deck (1400+ Square Feet), we do enjoy being …
Hill Cart / Trolley, what should we do?
Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought that I would be the owner of a Hill Cart, aka Funicular and aka Trolley… A word/phrase that never crossed my mind. In fact, when we bought this house, our Hill Cart was not even on the list of things on the property. It came as …
Testing your Fireplace before it gets cold
The temperature has started to turn chilly in the past couple of weeks and our bedrooms prefab fireplace will be getting fired up soon. In a previous post here: we finished working on our fireplace in our living room and it has been working out great! However, the fireplace in our master bedroom will need …
Can Ultraviolet Light Kill COVID-19 and clean your Air Ducts?
Are UV lights COVID-19 Killers? It appears it could be so… several articles validated that UV light has the ability…