Other than painting the walls, our powder room had not changed since we purchased our home. The time had finally come for me to work another home project and put in tile on the floor and partially up the walls; a new toilet; a new vanity, mirror and lighting fixture. Unfortunately I got started ripping [...]

It’s with great happiness that I post the final installment of my shed project.   Although I have a few minor items to finish up (caulking, stain touch-ups, and the ramp), the shed is, for the most part, complete. This morning I went out and swept out the entire shed to make sure it was as [...]

This weekend brought the completion of the roofing — shingles and ridge vent. It was a great feeling to have that behind me. This morning I went back to Home Depot to get the wood and hardware for the door, workbench and side soffit. Once everything was unloaded, I started work on the door. The [...]

As the weeks go by I am getting less and less productive on the shed. I worked two half days on it which resulted in getting the trim around the window and about 70% of the roof shingled. All I can say after the latest work being performed, “I never want to be a roofer.” [...]

The shed building continues as I enter my third weekend. This weekend will not be as productive for Saturday is Larry and Kelly’s shower and Sunday I have an assignment for the Examiner — covering a game at the Ripken World Series that features a team from Harford County. Friday, Aug 08 Today I was [...]

Another 3-day weekend has come to and end. Not all my goals were completed, but the main one was — getting the roof put on and the felt paper down. The day started a bit slow, for I had to run to Home Depot to pick up some trim board and drip edge.   Home Depot [...]