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Often times we are working within a budget on remodeling projects or home repairs.
DIY tile reglazing became the answer after a bit of t crossing and i dotting. So in order to get the best bang for our buck, the shower that needed a leak fixed in the wall will get partially rehabbed and then reglazed.
The first task @ hand was to exposed the dripping shower valve and 
replace with a new single handle mix version by Delta, then raising the shower head higher for less bending while bathing.
But, before we could start setting tile, we had to install a shower valve, lathe the shower wall and scratch and brown coat the type-s mortar base per exact waterproofing and tile adhesion.
The bathroom tile my clients choose for this was bought @ Home Depot and came in 8×8 boxes of 32 count. Smooth faced ceramic bathroom tile that matched the existing 1/8 spaced tile pattern. Thin set tile adhesive with literally no adjustments , because of our exact substrate float, made this bathroom tile remodel project very simple.
Any avid DIY’er can do any home improvement project with the right tools and steps. A comprehensive diy tiling job that can be thoroughly enjoyed for many years too come!
This approach to creating counter space is growing daily and will give identical appearance as some of the other more expensive counter top options. Using concrete on top of cabinetry or even a pass through shelve, can certainly change the look in any room or office. Outside of the concrete color or veining techniques, the mixing and pouring is essentially identical.
Here in this concrete counter form image with reinforced steel or rebar, 
we have used 4″ lag screws to anchor the #3 rebar, staggered every 24″O.C. The counter or shelve here is formed to 2″ in depth and 12″ wide with the length being 10′ long between the two end points of the adjacent walls. Because it sits atop a 2×4 framed wall, it will cantilever 2″ to the kitchen area and roughly 6″ pass the other side of the same wall into the living room.
The image to the right here shows the importance of protecting the wood framing beneath with flashing paper to act as a moisture barrier and future dry-rotting adherent. The small spacers under our #3 rebar allows the new aggregate pour to completely surround the reinforcement steel for optimum strength.
- plywood or melamine, plus screws to build the mold
- bagged counter-top mix (or “scratch” mix below)
- dyes or pigment if you’re coloring your counter-top
- grinder / polisher with water feed (can be rented)
- diamond polishing discs of various grit
- concrete mixer- concrete vibrating tool (can be rented)- dusts masks
…… Now DIY your own Concrete Counter-Top over almost any applicable surface!
Father’s Day is just around the corner and I am still debating on what to get my Dad for Christmas. Usually I buy him socks or aftershave, but this year I have a little more money to spend and I want to get him something better. A friend suggested I browse a selection on power tools and the web and I agreed.
When I first started looking at the power tools, I was amazed at the variety. I never had any idea that there were some many tools to do so many things with. I decided to choose a drill for Dad. He was always working on DIY home repairs, so I knew he would put it to good use.
Lets face it folks, everyday we live and coexist in our homes and everyday becomes another chance to do one small thing to repair or replace something that requires our attention for diy home improving the pace we live in. Interestingly enough we are all guilty of being ignorant, but realizing that this word simply only implies that we have a lack of information. Due to the fact that watching TV is mostly wasting our precious time, some shows actually give us information! And using this info is creating thoughts of production and these thoughts can turn into reality if and win they are put into action.
Take an average 8x2x8 foot bedroom closet, and add a sheet of 3/4″ plywood , a 1-1/2″ closet pole and some finish nails. Now in a few hours time that very disorganized closet went from extremely cluttered and messy, to, very diy organized and neat, with a place and exact spot for your everyday diy lives.
When the patent came out on the Fein multi master, we all had to have one ASAP, diy home improvement tool of the decade, for sure. For $3oo plus it was worth it’s weight and could do almost too many things to mention on a blog. As a DIY tool that sands, fine cuts, scrapes and plunge cuts anything, it truly did not get any better. But last year the patent ran out and today, Dremel gave us a gift that just keeps on giving.
The Dremel Multi-Max Oscillating Tool offers do-it-yourselfers and pros a versatile and effective multitasking tool. With fast side-to-side motion, the Multi-Max can take on a variety of projects that involve repair, remodeling, or restoration. With minimal dust and a powerful 1.5 amp motor this tool superseeds the other for under $100 @ Home Depot, equaling the best BEN any DIY or pro could ever spend on a tool!!
As many of us new home owners can attest to, the home requires quite a bit of work. We pull the trigger on the location, today’s price range and the total layout of the home itself. Although the former owners had some work done to put it on the market, there is still many areas that need improving. Take that back patio aluminum slider for instance and surely it could be upgraded for looks, if not to be more energy efficient. So lets DIY our new windows. 
Taking for granite the want here is to change the size (width) there will be some demo needed to expose the exteriors nail fin. Otherwise proper dimensions for a retro replacement application is your procedure here. Using a vinyl or wooden line of product should not change anything. Once the demo has been completed, your new windows rough opening has to change via reframing. The header typically can stay if going smaller in width and adding some extra trimmer studs will suffice. When enlarging, the header has to come out and span the length of the new support posts or king studs to ensure the structural integrity is maintained. Some codes forbid certain square footage overages on the particular sides of your home. Check for city or county requirements locally to avoid any conflicts later on.
Hey folks, truth be known, diy home repairs of coarse can and will vary but all have the adage of a dime in time saves 9 , silly maybe, but how truer to the sense of if Im looking @ diy sites. To diy is to save and to save on projects is to catch them before they have accelerated to the point of irreparable damage. Throughout this site, we lament on this formula, over and over. But only because the passion is here! When a thing needs repairing it may have been stopped long before that, one three minute adjustment at the right time, has the power to alleviate and or alter the way the chain of events will have taken place.
If your toilet’s water level has lowered to a spot that will not allow enough flush then consequentially, slow but sure you will eventually be looking for the plunger. That water level can easily be adjusted with the turn of one screw, and low and behold, no searching for the plunger!
Our mantra here is correct the problem before it creates an even bigger problem. Although not all diy home repairs have to be a problematic source the term repair indicates that something is in disrepair and requiring our attention. Lets go straight to water damage for instance, anything that does not need wetting, over a period of time will begin to fail and proceed to more area or other adjoining things will then begin to fail as well. Something as basic as a gate in the yard lets say. If and when the weekly yard watering system or sprinklers gets that gate wet every other day then sooner or later that darn gate just wont open and close as it used to
, a few more weeks pass and the darn gate seems as if it’s pulled the anchor sleeve out of the wall and loking a little closer the stone in the wall is loose! Darn gate you say and when you touch the stone it falls to the other side of the yard and takes the anchor with it…. well exactly our point one thing creates another or the cause and effect theory no doubt. But had the sprinkler head been correctly adjusted the gate would not have been watered and start swelling, rotting and sagging hence pulling unnecessary and breaking the stone wall to cause a 2 day diy home repair instead of a 5 minute adjustment for a better effect.
For a garage door repair depending on the problem of course, the idea here folks is you can DIY and save the fee of phoning the guy. What is the issue? If one hinge is loose or broken a simple tightening may correct the problem, before the next hinge goes bad and so on and so on. A nickel in time theory comes to mind because if attention is needed the sooner you get attending the less the damage.
Just as the 2 images show here, a overhead roll up garage door hinge is pretty basic. 4 bolts with an adjustable wrench in your DIY tool box and 15 minutes max, could save you a $75.00 service call. A few dollars for the part and a little elbow grease, you have just enable the new repair on your garage door to continue to perform for you and your family, but instill the whole mantra that you can DIY, way to go my friends!
All interior wood doors
have some finish trim to accentuate it’s appearance. The casing that wraps around and encompasses the interior door on both sides can be fairly simplistic or architecturally ornate with several different looks. The DIYer can perform these with a miter saw and a hammer.
Easy steps for beautiful options. Step #1: Choose the look and materials. Step #2: Make your margin overlay (reveal) marks onto the jamb. Step#3: Cut the side casing’s and install, the head piece often will layout to outside and even with total width of casing. Step#4: Cut and install the parting bead 1″ longer than the casing, at lower head piece, all of these can be cut square and is the easiest, but a 45 degree return will enable no end grain exposure. Step #5: cut and install the crown head piece at 45 degree’s 2″ longer than casing. Use wood glue at the end return pieces as the nail’s will tend to split them.
