Most sheds, including my own, don’t really have a shed foundation. Most sheds are placed on concrete blocks. I built my 16×16 shed about eight years ago. When building it, I did what most homeowners do. I built pillars using concrete blocks. Carefully leveling the blocks by either digging and adding a gravel base or […]
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Why Replace a GoPro Remote Battery? I’ve been using a GoPro hero 3 plus to make videos of some of the projects on this site. I have found that using the remote really adds a lot of value to the videos and pictures I use the GoPro for. You can turn the video on and
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There’s a Hole in my Drywall! If you are a typical homeowner, you will eventually have a drywall patch you’ll need to take on. This is especially true if you have kids, boys in particular. We raised four teenage boys. It seems like every once in a while one or the other would want to
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You’ve bought a new ceiling fan and you’re stuck with an old standard light fixture. There are only two wires that were used to control the old light. You can wire the fan and fan light to the two wires and use the pull chains to control the fan speed and light. Alternatively, you can
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Why Get Rid of a Popcorn Ceiling Esthetics for one. Personally, I think they are hideous and in most cases a sign of a cheap builder or contractor taking the easy way out. You’ll find that underneath of a popcorn ceiling there is drywall. In my experience, it has been taped and the screws have
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My First Experience with E10 Ethanol Gas My first experience with ethanol gas occured around 2008. I owned motorcycles at the time. Unfortunately, we were riding less and less around that time frame. I made it a habit to periodically start the bikes to keep fresh fuel in the carbs. I eventually noticed that both of
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How to adjust your Seiko Watch Band I recently received a beautiful Seiko watch from my son for Christmas. One of the first things you typically need to do on a new watch with steel links is adjust it to fit. The Seiko watch band adjustment is fairly simple. But you need to know how
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After rebuilding these carburetors I still had a rough idle. I took the carbs back off and removed the access plug and carburetor lead shot to clean the idle circuit out completely. I also found a good alternative to the expensive “carburetor lead shot plug” from OMC Johnson/Evinrude. This is my second go around with
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So far I’ve done a number of things to restore this old outboard to life. Before going any further though, I want to make sure there is adequate cooling for this engine. There are two things I’ll tackle to do this. First, I’ll replace the outboard thermostat. This engine hasn’t been in run on a
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Making Your Own Spark Plug Wires Building your own spark plug wires is a simple yet rewarding task. They are not complex to build and do not require advanced skills. If you have worked with wire strippers and crimpers you can easily build your own spark plug wires. In this post I’ll be describing the
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