#1 Sauna Heater Failure a Simple Inspection to Stop Expensive Repair
A Sauna Heater is a relatively simple device, almost like an oversized toaster oven. It is important to inspect and clean the sauna heater once …
Home Maintenance
Our home maintenance section of our blog is the day to day chore of taking care of our house. DIY on cleaning tips, repairs and all around maintenance to keep it in working order.
Have a Leaking Toilet? – Quick 42 Min Fix
Would you like to wake up to see a leaking toilet on the bathroom floor? Not me. Some days it feels like home-ownership has zero …
How to Clean Mid-Century Brass Lights
As we continue to document the restoration of our home, we constantly discover new thinks like this one today – how to clean mid-century brass …
1 Day secret to Clean And Paint A Cement Floor
This weekend we had a small task to spruce up our carport that we will share with you on how you can clean and paint …
Build a Strong Farm House Style Deck Gate (Plan and Guide)
Knowing how to build a Farm House style Deck Gate that lasts, does not sag or close properly is something I am sure (If you …
2 Tips to fix a door that won’t close properly
There is nothing like having a door that won’t close properly. It leaves you with an unfinished feeling that will nag you until you resolve …
Need A Staircase Runner? Try and use a Rug instead of Carpet.
One of the quests we had, was to replace the staircase runner when we bought this house. Last summer we replaced the carpet in the …
How to Test 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 promising view by Sanding our Deck Railing then Stain With Thompson’s
When you are finished with one step in a project that has many, it is really nice to see the final product. Finishing up our Deck Railing and staining it with Thompson’s Waterseal turned out great
You May Need a New Well Pump if…
What do you do when you go to use your water in the morning and nothing comes out? No water is not such a fun thing, neither is replacing a well pump…