Happy Halloween!
Saturday, October 31st, 2009May your pumpkins remain unsmashed, your trees un-t.p.'d, and your candy bowl unemptied. Have a fun and safe Halloween, everyone!
Archive for October, 2009
May your pumpkins remain unsmashed, your trees un-t.p.'d, and your candy bowl unemptied. Have a fun and safe Halloween, everyone!
Installing a Surface-Mount Door Lock
Friday, October 30th, 2009Recently, the surface-mount lock on the door from the basement to my tuckunder garage broke. Although this posed a minimal security risk, my peace of mind required taking care of it sooner rather than later. This is the kind of project for which I love having easy access to a local ...
DIY Detergent, Lego Cake, Eagle
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009Battling a cold and preparing for my oldest son's sixth birthday, my do-it-yourself projects took a little different form this past weekend. DIY Laundry Detergent I have read a few blog posts lately about people making their own laundry soap, and with my detergent running low, I decided to give it a ...
Post-Insulation Follow-up
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009It has been a week since the spray foam insulation was installed for my upstairs bedroom renovation project, so it's time for me to make good on my pledge to provide a follow-up post on the issues of smell and satisfaction. That New Insulation Smell Venting the newly-foamed areas with fans was ...
Making The Squad
Monday, October 12th, 2009If you have visited the site in the last few days you may have noticed a new image in the sidebar promoting the True Value DIY Blog Squad. I'm thrilled to announce that your humble blogger has been selected to join this group. As a member of True Value's DIY Blog ...