Light weight concrete deck

The underside of a completed lightweight concrete deck. The framing and subfloor were in need of dry rot repair. The water damage was caused by the improper installation of the waterproof membrane.

palm nailer

This palm nailer came in handy when nailer between ceiling and floor joists. Another tool a contractor can use around the house.

Wood Pecker Damage

One of the benefits of living in a rural area is the animals take we get to see every day. Some of the animals can cause damage to the home, woodpeckers for example. The woodpeckers naturally peck on trees, but they are just as likely to peck on the wood of a home. Here are some examples of some of the damage the woodpeckers are doing around my home.

Colorado State University has some information on their web site on the control and prevention of woodpecker damage. The link is here... Woodpecker Problems

Changing Cabinets to Fit Bigger TV Screen

A lot of people are getting bigger and wider televisions. But many are having problems making the new television fit in the space where the old television sits now. Do we tear out the old cabinets to make room for the new? Put the new screen somewhere else? Not get the screen size we would like to have? The answer for at least one couple was pretty simple. Find a good cabinet contractor. Below is a quick before and after picture showing the change in cabinets to fit the new screen.

The change was not expensive. The cabinet was build to the size of the new big screen TV. More on this will be posted.

Quick Bathroom Spruce Up

My wife has an unending list of projects for me to do around the house. I don't mind working around the house, I just don't have a lot of time to do all that needs to be done. I was working out of town last weekend, my wife decided to improve the hall bathroom by herself. She did a great job. She almost had it completed before I got back. Here are some pictures of the things she did.

First she repainted the entire room with two coats of paint. It took less than a gallon of paint to do. A couple of cheap brushes and a roller and she was off and running.

She picked up some accessories; pictures, rugs, mirror, towel bars, etc. She shopped at Target and Kohl's, and got some great deals. (Luckily, the wife's not the big spender.)

There were some things that she was not able to do. For example, I installed the faucet that she purchased so that I could say that I helped.

The bathroom looks great. It was very inexpensive to do ourselves. Start to finish the project took two days to complete, and cost about a hundred dollars. Not bad for a woman with initiative. :)

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Sunrise
Originally uploaded by TromlerPics

Another beautiful morning, I am grateful.