July 18th, 2008
I did a post back in December on my own blog about a friend of mine, Tom, who put together a smokeless wood burner/boiler system to heat his home and two outside greenhouses during the winter months.
I know it’s summer, and right now it’s enough to think about staying cool, much less warm… but the time to prepare for winter is now.
Here’s the first of several videos in the post, but feel free to take a look at all of them – link
Check out more of the Post/Videos on Tom’s Wood burner/boiler system.
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July 17th, 2008
I find the more projects I do, the more I also realize that there are some things that just are not meant to be done. Sometimes this is through experience, but many times it’s just in viewing the long term consequences of someone else’s actions.
Around the house we are renting, there is a stonework path.. rather what is left of a stonework path.
Because of the slope of the yard, a stonewall was also built so as to divide up the yard and give more flat yard space. Great idea actually. I just wish it had been done with something other than Sandstone.
Check out some of the images of what is left of my sandstone path, and the work awaiting me one fine summer evening yanking these things out of the ground. I will leave the wall. I may be able to salvage the wall.
Please, please, don’t use sandstone in your yard as a path. Here are the results of that unfortunate decision.
I may be able to salvage the stone wall for now.
Sandstone cracks.
I am afraid what else is buried here that the grass has grown over.
You can see on the edge of this one where the lawnmower blades have caught it and chipped away the corner.
These things are pretty slippery in the rain too. The idea of a path is that you should be able to walk on it in the rain. In the rain, I choose to walk on the grass because it’s a much softer landing if I slip and fall.
Try mowing around this every time you mow!
images by William Lehman – decloned
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By William -- 0 comments
July 16th, 2008
I have an outside faucet that doesn’t work. While I don’t have the monetary resources at the moment (nor the desire to dirty myself up in the crawlspace today on a longer project) I do need another working faucet that I can hook a garden hose up to. It also has to be a cheap fix.
This other faucet will mainly be used for refilling a fish tank or hooking a garden hose up for quick jobs such as bathing the dog outside so it needs a shut-off but does not need to be anything extra special.
Budget: under $10
Tools: pliers, plumbers tape
Time Frame: 15 minutes
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By William -- 1 comment
June 29th, 2008
Located in the heart of Lincoln, Nebraska, a short walk away from a diverse choice of cuisines and shops, guests can see the Nebraska capitol from their room windows at the New Victorian Suites.
Immunities include a delicious, hot breakfast selection; an indoor pool and hot tub, Internet services, cable, three stories of clean, spacious and comfortable rooms and a warm and welcoming staff.
Guests are only minutes away from the State capitol, the best of Lincoln’s museums and the storied Memorial Stadium
Check out the newvictoriansuites.com
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By Collin De Ruyck -- 0 comments
June 28th, 2008
Yesterday I was asked a question regarding washing hardwood floors. I got an email almost right after that post went live and then someone asked me about installing hardwood floors into a bathroom and what can be done to prevent mold, and swelling of the wood.
I have a simple answer to that question. DON’T install hardwood into your bathroom. That truly is the silliest thing I have ever seen people do. Your asking for an insurance claim or to lose all the money you invested in the project in the first place.
A bathroom is the worst place ever to put wood on the floors. That is the room where the most water hits the floor from getting out of the tub, or from your toilet tank sweating. My tip for this is simply don’t do it. Your asking for trouble!
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