Author Archives: Kevin

The Long and Winding Road That Leads to a Door

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Kevin

Oh, no! This will take forever! – Lisa Simpson Stacey is a star at finding great deals on Craigslist. Last summer, she found a screen door for $15. It was supposed to replace the porch door; now it lives in … Continue reading →

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Droopy Doors

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Kevin

 It’s time to get some closure … extreme closure. – Homer Simpson If you live in an old house, there’s a good chance that you have encountered a droopy door. In our case, the hall closet door was drooping and … Continue reading →

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Before and After: Local Dump to Path and Raised Bed

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Kevin

I can’t believe I’m spending half my Saturday picking up garbage. I mean, half these bottles aren’t even mine! -Lenny Over the last few years, we have been redeeming the garden. Once, it was mainly lawn with a few flower … Continue reading →

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Making and Installing Upper Closet Doors

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Kevin

Last time, I talked about how we decided to make our own MDF cabinet doors, and today, I’ll explain how I did it. The first thing was measuring. Inset doors need to be carefully measured because there’s less room for … Continue reading →

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Selecting Upper Closet Doors

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Kevin

I guess it’s not much when you look at real problems in the world like Major League umpires not using instant replay. – Homer Simpson You’ve probably seen optical illusions where parallel lines appear to bend or converge. What I … Continue reading →

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A Page is Born

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Kevin

Moe: You know what really aggravazes me? It’s them immigrants. They want all the benefits of living in Springfield, but they ain’t even bother to learn themselves the language. Homer: Hey, those are exactly my sentimonies! – The Simpsons Check … Continue reading →

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Getting to Square in a Trapezoid World: Fitting Bifold Closet Doors

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Kevin

Then I got this scar sneaking under the door of a pay toilet. – Homer Simpson Maybe we mentioned that we were working on the closet in our bedroom. When we were ready to fit the bifold doors, we had to find … Continue reading →

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High and Mitered

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Kevin

The brain is so stupid. – Homer Simpson I’ve been installing the crown molding in the bedroom. We put the same kind of molding in the other ground floor bedroom last year. Incidentally, it’s called coving in the UK. So, … Continue reading →

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Trying a Three-Way

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Kevin

Moe’s Tavern: Now with electricity! – The Simpsons Because the regulations about such things are much more restrictive in the UK, the first major electrical wiring project I did was when we remodeled our kitchen. I had a great time … Continue reading →

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Mind the Gap

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Kevin

I’d be happy to help out. What can I do-diddily-doodily-diddly-hobbily-hibbily-gobbily-gobbily-gobble-gabba-gabba-hey? – Ned Flanders We recently took out a wall in one of the bedrooms to improve access to the closet. Of course, where the wall used to be, the hardwood floor isn’t. … Continue reading →

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