A Counterattack

The fun part about being a landlord is when your husband comes home and says, "Oh, by the way, I promised the girls that saw the place today a new counter, so if they sign a lease, we'll have to get a new counter." I'm going to let that sink in for a minute. Yes,…

Pheelin’ floored

Our floor in Philly was a mess. The grout and tiles were cracking in random places, they wobbled when you walked on them, and it made the place look pretty trashy. We replaced all the broken tiles and grout when we moved out 3 years ago, but the problem returned. With one month between tenants,…

Living with High Water Pressure

We live in a high pressure area when it comes to water pressure. The water coming into our house, according the the water company, is around 240 PSI. This is nuts. It needs to be regulated down to around 40-60 PSI so we don't damage our appliances. Easy enough -we had a pressure regulator valve…

Warped Cabinet Doors

Hey guys! What's the least fun thing to do?  Make repairs to something that wasn't broken before a project was started. YES. Always a blast. After we had the countertops installed, we came across a couple of problems, most likely from the actual installation.  I wasn't keeping a close eye on the installers because I thought it…

The Gumption Trap #1: Filling Holes in a Wood Cabinet

How to fill in a hole that you accidentally drilled in your nice wood cabinet.

How to Transplant Azalea (…hopefully…)

Our AC unit is 19 years old. We had it checked when we moved in and was told the freon is low.  It works when the outside temp is in the 80s, but once it gets to be high-80s and beyond... it's an oven in here!  Old bugger can't keep up. This summer we decided…

The Backsplash Installation

Call us Weekend Warriors. For real. We went ahead and slapped that ol' backsplash up this weekend and it is such an improvement.  It's not completely done, but we got the main gist of it up; and it has improved the look of our kitchen a million-fold. (Maybe a slight exaggeration.) Last weekend, we put…

Replacing a Ceiling Fan’s Pull Chain

How to make quick work of a ceiling fan's pull chain that no longer pulls.