Lawn and Garden
Lawn Repair Product Comparison – 2 Weeks Later
Tweet Two weeks ago we began a side by side comparison of Scotts Turf Builder EZ Seed and Canada Green Velocity Patch Plus lawn repair products. We were curious which was the superior product. If you have been following this all-in-one lawn repair series of articles, you know that we tested these two products in [...]
Garden Makeover – Part 29 – Consider All The Seasons
Tweet In Part 29 we completed our planting of different tulip bulbs in our front garden. Today we wanted to remind you to consider all of the seasons when planning a home garden, not just the present. When we planned and planted our remodeled front garden it was the spring and summer. If you recall, [...]
Disney World
Easter Seals Camp Challenge Near Walt Disney World
This week sees Nancy and I taking almost a full week away from the family (we are still newly weds after all ;) ) to spend some time in the sun, visiting Disney World and experiencing March Madness in person for the first time. While here we vsited Easter Seals Camp Challenge, a pleasant hour drive north of Walt Disney World. One of our adult daughter has special needs yet thoroughly enjoys a wide variety of outdoor and camp activities. She enjoys the Easter Seals camp back home, so we were curious to see what was possible for her in … [Read More...]
Bathroom Renovations
Basement Ceiling Leak – Part 16 – Kerdi Water-Proofing Membrane
In Part 15 we introduced you to the different parts of the Schluter shower system that Bennett was going to use on our corrected shower floor as part of repairing the water leak issue from last year's home renovation / makeover project. Now, the … [Read More Of This Article...]
Drywall Repair
Completing Drywall Repair
In the previous article in this series, we had completed the two layers of primer paint onto the sanded area of drywall repair, with each coat slightly exceeding the width of the prior to avoid a noticeable bulge in the finished repair. Now we are … [Read More Content Limit...]
Floor Tile Projects
Bathroom Floor Tiling Project – Creating Vertical Skirt for Bathtub
Yesterday we wrote about how we leveled the top of the carpet in the adjacent bedroom to the top of the floor tile in the bathroom. Today I wanted to show you the approach taken to re-create the tiled vertical skirt in the back of the … [Read More Of This Article...]
Solar Chared Lawn Mower
2009 Solaris Self-Propelled Cordless Electric Lawn Mower Review – 1
Editor’s Note: Curious how this lawn mower is performing in 2011, 3 years later? You can! After reading the rest of this article simply select this link to read Solaris Cordless Electric Lawn Mower Review Three Years … [Read More Of This Article...]
530+ Home Energy & Water Savings
Green Savings
Free Home Energy & Water Cost Savings Collection With over 530 items, below is the 3rd Edition of our free energy saving and water saving ideas, suggestions, tips, etc. to save you money in your home be it a house, condo or … [Access Our Free 530+ Money Saving Ideas]
LED Light Bulbs
Using LED Light Bulbs in Home Ceiling Outlets
In our prior article reviewing the use of The Home Depot's 9 Watt EcoSmart LED light bulb, model A19, we took a look at using this new electricity saving light bulb in a table lamp, reading lamp and a flood lamp where it works very well. Today's … [Read More Of This Article...]
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