Category Archives: Exterior Maintenance

Three Summers of Scraping Paint – Now We’re Done – DIY

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Robert

Other than a few small areas that need tidying, I am finally done using the awful tool in the photo above. It’s been a long run: three summer vacations spent manually tearing away layer after layer of angry old paint … Continue reading →

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Scraping Paint From Decorative Moulding – DIY – Video

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Robert

Is it molding or moulding? This is one of those words that has different spellings in American English and British English, much like colour/color and soccer/football. For this particular word, I prefer the British version because the American version makes … Continue reading →

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Take Down your Gutter Downspouts and Replace them with Rain Chains and Barrels – DIY

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Robert

Gutters are ugly. There’s nothing else to be said on that topic. You should all remove your gutter downspouts and replace them with rain chains, which are not ugly. They also help the environment. See, when water falls ten feet … Continue reading →