Category: Home Improvement

  • Sandy’s Turn

    So I painted and did my side of the closet, I made my better half do the other side. I do believe it took her longer to do her side than it did me the whole thing but it’s almost done.

  • Happy New Year – New Closet

    Well we’ve finally made it down to last day of this insane and surreal year. 2020 could not end soon enough and it finally has. So there are no parties, no gatherings, what to do with the evening? I know! Let’s redo the closet in the master bedroom!!!So that’s what I did for new years…

  • Replacement Air Compressor

    So with the impending build of the shed imminent, it’s time to procure the tools to get er done. While my Craftsman 30 gallon compressor has served me well for many years (close to 20 I believe), it looks like the motor has given out, they don’t make the motor anymore and Craftsman and Sears…

  • Leaf Clean Up

    Well today was good day, it started off well enough, I pulled out the leaf vac and was cleaning up the front beds, watered the shrubs and then spiked them with a fertilizer spike. They’re beginning to come in pretty good but heck they’ve been in there for 4 years now. Some slight drama at…

  • Pavers 1st Move Finished!!!

    So the pavers are complete, a scant 2 weeks after they were dropped off. Oh well, it was never about speed, this is a slow progress but high quality. So now that we have the back yard work area ready, the next steps are, repair air compressor, order tools, order materials, build. Stay tuned for…

  • Permit Acquired

    This should be a celebrated moment in my adulthood! I actually got a permit to build the shed! Now mind you the only reason I went to the trouble with this is because the shed is on the back of the property and there’s an easement back there and I wasn’t sure how far away…

  • Lumberjack Day

    I’ll be the first to tell you I HATE removing trees and shrubs. It has nothing to do with the labor, it’s easier than moving the friggin bricks and it’s fun to play with chainsaws. It’s the fact that it’s green vegetation and I love trees. But in the name of progress and reclamation of…

  • More Bricks

    As I was hauling more of these it occurred to me that they are going to have to be moved again, alas but only one more time. And I’ll have a skid steer to load and move them then. But I’m down to two pallets left so we’ve past half way mark. I’ll eventually get…

  • Pavers Are Heavy…

    The biggest problem with actually having the materials for the home improvement project is that you have to start the project. So the pavers are going to be placed in the back yard and used as staging area for the building of the new shed. Yeah the grass is going to be dead but after…