Category Archives: DIY

Don’t Forget to Change Your Air Filters Once Per Season

I had forgotten to change our HVAC air filter for way too many months, so this is what ours looked like when I pulled it out today. We had been having problems with our heater during the last month or … Continue reading

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Rebuild and Modernize an Old Stereo Console – DIY

Cost, Time, and Skills: This project took me a couple of weeks of evenings after work and weekends. It was a tough but exciting project because I didn’t really know what I was going to do with the electronics at … Continue reading

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Hey Y’all, watch this!

For the last two months or so, this giant brach has been dangling precariously right above our garage. It broke spontaneously on a sunny day, but never fell. We haven’t felt safe parking, or walking, towards the bottom of our … Continue reading

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