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Drywall 101: Hanging Wallboard By Yourself & Other Hard-Learned Lessons

Alternatively titled: I must Have a Screw Loose. Or seven. Hundred. Drywall is the easiest part of building a room in theory… in practice, let’s be honest,  it’s really just…

December 17, 2009 | 16 Comments | Read the Full Article

DIY House Addition: Making Hard Decisions

The Story: In the last couple of weeks a few things happened in succession which made the two of us take a long hard look at what we wanted, and…

September 3, 2009 | 2 Comments | Read the Full Article

DIY Video: Silent Bench Building

I’ve been toying with the idea of adding video to this website for some time. I work with a creative bunch of people who have piqued my interest in the…

Vertigo (And things I hope never to do again.)

Today I ate half of a bagel that landed cream cheese side down in construction-site dirt. I still had 3 more hours of walking up and down a 30-foot hill…

Totally Worth It

I spent the better part of my waking hours today breathing the soup fresh-air of Summer and slogging around through this… … in a cracked work boot that allowed mud and…

Like Legos, But Bigger

It has been a long time since I have stepped in the shower at the end of the day and watched the water flowing to the drain turn black. And…

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