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January, 2010

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Things I Learned in Contractors Class: You Do Not Know It All

Huh. It says it right here on my notes. When we got to this section of the course I gave MysteryMan a look that said, “Obviously this guy doesn’t know…

January 28, 2010 | 6 Comments | Read the Full Article

Stain on the Brain

Seeing as how every joint and corner in the Station has been taped an mudded, its time for MysteryMan to move onto staining and varnishing the wood for the ceiling…

January 26, 2010 | 11 Comments | Read the Full Article

Haulin’ Ass Tour 2010: The Countdown Begins

The nice thing about sitting in 3 hour classes together a couple of nights a week is that it gives MysteryMan and me plenty of time to write snide remarks…

January 24, 2010 | 0 Comments | Read the Full Article

Things I Learned in Contractors Class: How Not to Die

Last month I almost fell off my chair in excitement when MysteryMan agreed to take the Residential Builders Pre-licensure courses with me, and believe me when I tell you I…

January 20, 2010 | 2 Comments | Read the Full Article

Drywall 101: Using Joint Compount for a Stucco Wall Finish

So here we are. Wallboard up and spackling knife in hand– ready to jump in and finish some walls. This is the part most people would rather take a whack…

January 19, 2010 | 26 Comments | Read the Full Article

Using Photoshop to Illustrate the Depths of our Madness

Last fall when it looked like we were going to try to build a house with our bare hands in twelve weeks– Hi there Insanity!– I spent most of the…

January 18, 2010 | 6 Comments | Read the Full Article

Contemplating Life in a Gas Station

Feel free to count “moving from my refinished 3 bedroom house into a half-finished one room gas station” among the things I thought I never be doing in my thirtieth…

January 15, 2010 | 8 Comments | Read the Full Article

DIY House Addition: Cool house features to consider before you build.

As I find myself being slowly buried in a pile of blueprints, how-to books, torn-out magazine pages, and contractor’s licensing forms, I can’t decide if waiting until Spring to break-ground…

January 13, 2010 | 14 Comments | Read the Full Article

More Great DIY Reads

My “for your consideration” list of 2010 Bloggie Noms has been moved to its appropriate place in the More DIY Reads section of DIYdiva. Thank you to every single one…

January 12, 2010 | 11 Comments | Read the Full Article

Wherein “Someone” has a Heart Attack. Literally.

Let me ask you a question. Which of the people in this picture look like they are about to have a heart attack: Hmmm… The last time he came over…

January 11, 2010 | 7 Comments | Read the Full Article

DIY Weekend Project: Keep People Out (Changing door hardware)

It seems like we’ve been installing a door a week as we get the Station into livable condition and when our most recent door-installing adventure degenerated into a contest to…

January 10, 2010 | 2 Comments | Read the Full Article

Blank Slate: Man-Cave Bathroom Style

It’s about that time again. You know, the one where you find yourself buried under the oppressive weight of two million paint swatches? Yeah. I’m there. The good news is…

January 6, 2010 | 10 Comments | Read the Full Article

Tech DIY: How to host your own WordPress site with Go Daddy

Let me start out this post by saying I know a couple of things about computers. Like how to turn one on, for instance. Or Google. I’m good with Google….

January 4, 2010 | 13 Comments | Read the Full Article
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