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Author Archives: Kevin
Window Well Drainage: The Options
Following on from my thoughts about installing window wells around basement windows, I just wanted to add a few items about drainage. Putting in window wells was part of a larger project to prevent water infiltrating our basement. With that in mind, … Continue reading
Posted in Construction, Outdoor Building Projects, Windows & Doors, Yard & Garden
Tagged basement, drainage, window well
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Basement Windows Update
So much violence on the surface world, I’m going back. – Homer Simpson We have an unfinished basement, which is brilliant. Houses in England don’t have basements, so this is a new experience for me. Now, all my English relatives … Continue reading
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Tagged basement, drainage, grading, window, window well
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A Merry Power Tool Christmas
Lisa, stop that racket! I’m trying to fix your mother’s camera. Easy, easy. I think I’ll need a bigger drill. – Homer Simpson Last week, Stacey wrote about tools that make good Christmas presents. I suggested she include a cordless … Continue reading
Post Mortem
You can’t keep blaming yourself. Just blame yourself once, and move on. – Homer Simpson One thing you don’t have to think about in England is frost heave. So, when we built our privacy fence, I didn’t! I sunk the … Continue reading
Replacing Garage Siding, Part 4: Hang Loose
Stupid sexy Flanders! – Homer Simpson I received advice about vinyl siding from lots of people, including my neighbor’s dad. Once you get started off level, installation comes down to is one overarching directive: let it hang loose. Installing vinyl siding … Continue reading
Replacing Garage Siding, Part 3: The Thin Blue Chalk Line
You know, Moe, my mom once said something that really stuck with me. She said, “Homer, you’re a big disappointment,” and God bless her soul, she was really onto something. -Homer Simpson It turns out that if you want to … Continue reading
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Replacing Garage Siding, Part 2: Less is More
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that’s even remotely true! – Homer Simpson In part one of this post, I talked about wanting to replace the rotten siding on our garage. We wanted to use low-maintenance … Continue reading
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Replacing Garage Siding, Part 1: The Horrible Truth
I’m in a place where I don’t know where I am! – Homer Simpson We needed to replace the siding on our detached garage because it looked terrible. It was rotting and falling apart. Also, we didn’t like that the … Continue reading
Tie Me Gazebo Down, Sport
Beer. Now there’s a temporary solution. – Homer Simpson A few years ago, I built a floating deck in the back yard. We wanted to put a gazebo on it to provide shade. One day, I intend to build a … Continue reading
