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Thought for Today: "The best way to keep children at home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant, and let the air out of the tires." ~ Dorothy Parker |
Putting in a Bay Window – How It’s Done, How It Can Change a Room
When I put a bay window in our living room, I discovered three things: First, because of advances in design and construction, the actual installation went much more quickly and smoothly than I’d expected. Second, even though we did not change the opening size in the exterior wall, the bay unit brought much more light into the room. And finally, by moving the window glass outward a couple of feet and adding the side panels, the room felt significantly larger. Learn More |
How to Drain and Flush a Water Heater to Remove Accumulated Sediment
Over time, many tank-type water heaters accumulate sediment on the inside. Typically, this settles to the bottom and can insulate the tank from the burner below making the unit less efficient. Generally speaking, it’s a good idea to periodically drain the tank and flush out the sediment. This video, which I recently updated, offers complete step-by-step instructions on how to do this and also points out a couple of other situations that might come up along the way. Learn More |
A Do-It-Yourself Kit for Creating an Interior Curved Archway
I’ve always enjoyed the look of gracefully curved archways; they seem so welcoming especially in entry hallways. But creating those curves out of wood seemed particularly challenging to me so I never got around to actually tackling the project. Then, at one of the international builders’ shows I came across a company that made an arched doorway kit. I was hooked and, after doing a bit more online research, decided to give it a try. In this video, you’ll see how this kit makes the conversion amazingly easy. Learn More |
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