While we do not do major foundation repair, sometimes we do minor repairs and leveling to homes that have shifted with the North Texas soil. This house had some floor issues where the beams under the house had shifted and were pushing outward. The floor was pushing the sliding door and entire wall outward… WeContinue reading “Foundation Repair”
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Backsplash
Here is a backsplash I installed Friday Started on a sheetrock wall, I sealed the edges with silicone Starting the customers design Pulled the plugs out to the front edge of the tile Grouted it with white pre-mixed grout. About a 5 hour process from start to finish. (Now we hope they paint the cabinets!) Happy Backsplashing!
When you Don’t have a Truck
Yes, pretty sad, I know… but this is how we roll…
Commercial Bathroom Stall Doors
Here’s a project we worked on a few weeks ago. We set up at night to build new stall doors in the bathrooms, semi-rustic (whatever that means) but this is what the design came out looking like… I decided that using outdoor privacy fence gate hardware would fit best with the design. We painted themContinue reading “Commercial Bathroom Stall Doors”
When Mice Attack!
A rental property left vacant for just a few weeks…. This is pictures I took under the dishwasher. All the plastic pipes under the dishwasher had been chewed on. But it even got worse!! The back of the pump housing was plastic as well, and it had been chewed through in multiple places…the dishwasher wasContinue reading “When Mice Attack!”
Closet Ideas
Here’s some ideas from a closet we built. (Click on a picture to enlarge it) We used 3/4 inch MDF board only. We cut it down for bracing, trim, shelves…pretty much everything except the hanging rods was made out of MDF board The biggest challenge was extremelyContinue reading “Closet Ideas”
Simple Shed Door
Here is an idea for a simple shed door, we built this a couple weeks ago to replace an old rotted door. We only used one sheet of plywood siding and 8-1×4’s I install these with the same 1×4 layout on the back as well as the front. Then I use coated 1-5/8 inch screwsContinue reading “Simple Shed Door”
My Favorite Drill
One of the benefits from being in the remodeling/handyman business for many years is being able to sample a wide variety of tools! I have tried many many cordless drills and this is my favorite so far. It’s great for daily moderate to heavy use. Click here for a link to Lowe’s version ofContinue reading “My Favorite Drill”
Popcorn Ceiling Removal
It’s one of those days… sleeting outside, popcorn ceiling coming down inside… Two biggest tips to popcorn ceilings…1, lots and lots of plastic. Few jobs get messier, I’d like to see Dirty Jobs do one… 2, Find someone to do it for you..unless you are really don’t mind getting dirty and have a lot ofContinue reading “Popcorn Ceiling Removal”
Collapsed Ceiling (Think YOU had a bad day?)
Had this call a while back. a good portion of the living room ceiling collapsed causing a huge mess. It is interesting to note that we were suffering an extreme heat wave at the time of this disaster. The only things we noted were seriously warped ceiling joist with sheetrock nails popping through the plaster.Continue reading “Collapsed Ceiling (Think YOU had a bad day?)”
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