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RE: Weekend crafts: do you prefer building from scratch or upcycling old stuff?
Tell me about it. I once tried to turn an old barn beam into a mantel - looked gorgeous, but I spent half the weekend pulling out ancient square nails and sanding out weird stains. Worth it in the end, but sometimes I wo...
RE: Weekend crafts: do you prefer building from scratch or upcycling old stuff?
WEEKEND CRAFTS: DO YOU PREFER BUILDING FROM SCRATCH OR UPCYCLING OLD STUFF? Couldn’t agree more about picking your battles. I once tried to use some old barn wood for a floating shelf - looked gorgeous, but the thing wa...
RE: Building a greener city, one quirky apartment at a time
I’ve had similar doubts, honestly. A friend put in some of those “eco” panels on his patio a few years back - looked sharp at first, but after two summers, the color faded and a couple warped pretty badly. Ended up swapp...
RE: Struggling with ventilation inspection requirements lately
Had a similar situation last year - installer thought he could get clever with a vent run to save some ceiling space in the wine room. Inspector caught it right away and made us rip out a section of finished drywall. Pai...
RE: No more dead zones: how I got wifi in my backyard shed
I get it - digging up a yard is a nightmare, especially if you’ve got landscaping you actually care about. I tried to run fiber out to my pool house once and hit what I’m pretty sure was an old septic line. That was the ...
RE: Building base structures - what if you had to start over?
Tried spray foam in a 1920s Tudor I renovated a few years back. Honestly, it was a mixed bag. The insulation value was fantastic - house felt tighter, quieter, and the HVAC barely ran. But man, the prep was brutal. Had t...