Giving your dryer lint trap a good cleanout is a satisfying and simple job. It will also freak you out at what you find in…
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PLEASE let us save you a service call and probably a couple hundred bucks (we have no idea how much a service call actually is,…
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You’ve scored along the painted edges, gently worked a the trim off with some kind of prying tool, and now you need to deal with…
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A few weeks ago I had the unfortunate job of climbing up on the roof of my parent’s shed to cut down dead limbs (trees)…
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My parents live in an 1880-something house that has been retro-fitted for indoor plumbing. The problem is the people who did it in 19-whenever didn’t…
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Anyone with a vehicle they store for a period of time needs a Battery Tender to trickle charge and maintain the battery. The Battery Tenders all…
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Sometimes I’m just not sure how stuff breaks, loosens or gets all wonky on its own. Like a toilet seat. I could understand maybe the…
By Marty
So the other day I’m doing some laundry, I go down to put it in the dryer and FUUUUUDGGGGEE, the utility sink is COMPLETELY FULL.…
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Nothing makes me cringe like squeaky floors. I hate the sound. I hate how even though I’m incredibly agile, light on my feet, and can…
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You’re a Man. Or a Woman. You like your tools motorized. Motorized with an engine—that you have to start with a pull cord. The kind…
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This might be our shortest post ever. It’s a simple little tip to make you go DUH! It’s how to cut spray foam insulation. BACK…
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Something happened to my daughter’s el cheapo, white art table a couple weeks ago. It could have been some serious painting and coloring going on,…
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Every day I put all my pocket change into J’s Crayola Crayon Bank. She wanted to tap into her Xmas money to buy an Imaginext…
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Download Sawhorse Plans Get the plans Help support the site I’ll buy one of you a beer $5.00 USDSplit a coffee on me $3.00 USDI’m…
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I wrote a post for Bob Vila about unclogging a clogged drain. I chose a sink drain for his article but I thought I’d cover…
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Damn terlit paper holder. There is no way you can mount this type of stuff to drywall without it coming loose at some point. You…
By Marty
There’s nothing like the feeling of having to go up on the roof to do man work. Even if you’re just cleaning a gutter, removing…
By Marty
In my past, I built an entire new kitchen—floor to ceiling. I’ve demo’d the bathroom floor to move a toilet. Hell, I’ve even designed and…
By Marty
So I’m using a 10×10 tamper to help cram about 100 gallons worth of weeds into a 50 gallon sized garbage can. After about the…
By Pete
If you want to know how to remove a stripped screw, or what IS a stripped screw, that right up there is a stripped screw.…
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I thought I’d start something called “Minimal Monday.” ‘Cause after a weekend of soccer games, lawn mowing, and a plethora of seemingly endless projects, the…
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