This photo represents the difficulty level for installing a new ecobee smart thermostat: If you can follow woring diagrams, you can install one of these.  Super easy! This will save you money on the

Quick post, just finished up priming the basement wood paneling: Took longer than I had thought.  Everything does though, right?  My wife was a big help so I have to thank her for the hours she

Just wanted to give a heads up to any of you out there that use engineered fuel for your snow blower, lawn mower, etc.  yesterday I received this in the mail: 2 of the bottles had the caps slightly

Got a lot of cutting in done today.  Using Zinsser Cover Stain oil base primer.  This old 1960s home had some really nice wood paneling in the basement, and was stained with a thick brown stain.

Minor mistake!  Doing all the shoe molding in my kitchen...I cut a piece a bit long and already nailed half of it in.   Grabbed a rotary sander and evened up the molding.   While

Finished up my bathroom mirror project today.  Basically, I took an old mirror, removed the frame, built a new frame from 1x4 from HD, stained and distressed it, then put 2 coats of poly on it.

Where does this lead?  This coming weekend we will find out.  A plumbing friend of mine will be coming over with his detection machine to trace where this drain goes. There are a couple more

Found this nice canister yesterday, pretty cool!  This is one of the more popular ones... Again, this Rae Dunn stuff is super popular right now.  Who knows how long it will last though. My wife

I have been living a lot of my free time, $1.02 at a time, for a long time (it feels like). This pic has been my motto.  Thankfully, other than a couple touch ups, I am done as of today with the 5

Hung a new light fixture in the dining room...really brightens the area up and looks much better than the old one. I had to drill a small hole in the beam I hung this from.  Shouldn’t effect the

Wow.  And it’s been a long time coming.  The shower is finally finished. This is what the same space looked like 6 months ago: I actually showered in it this morning, and it was glorious.  Work

Added a new light fixture to the entryway.  Keeping the rustic farmhouse look/theme: Wiring was previously run through this beam...otherwise this would have been a terribly complicated job.  As

This was a lucky haul I came across.  Store opening, first one in, is the best way to go. Thwe canisters go for $100+.  Crazy right.  I paid $15 each.  Never knew this was a “thing”

Dragons Milk has always been one of my favorite high gravity stouts.  They produce this about 3 hours west of where I live, in Holland, MI. A couple years ago they started branchine out from the regular

With Thanksgiving over, it is time to get into the Christmas spirit and get the tree up.  We did just that over the long weekend.  Looking good! Switched to a fake tree res years ago and it was

Weird habit I do once a year...I take a photo of the plate I make for Thanksgiving.  Here is this year’s: The ball looking things are a traditional dish, called potato balls.  Deep fried frozen

Anyone else heard of this stuff?  Or collect it?  I’ve been sent on a mission to find some of this rare pottery that apparently women are going nuts for.  Found this in the store for $13,

Bring in a new item with a new smell and my cat will be all over it.  In fact, this seems to be a common theme with all cats. It cant be comfortable, or pleasant in any way to sit in a wooden crate.

Winter came early this year I guess: Normally do not have snow like this in early November.  Even forMichigan, this kinda sucks.  Looks pretty though, I suppose. Stay warm people!  Hopefully

The king of IPAs.  Gotta take a break sometimes from the house work and enjoy a rare beer: Super hoppy, malty, and best served mildly chilled.  This is my favorite IPA, and also the one I have