Recent content by Smart Red

Welcome, @lindseyolson, to the gang. It's pretty quiet here, but there are folks ready and willing to help if asked.

Welcome, @ZParrow. Always ready for hints, suggestions, and advice.

Howdy, Ralph.

Hi, Kristi. I haven't been on much lately, but I welcome you and look forward to a growing friendship on the forum. Yup! Kitchens and bathrooms are the two rooms most likely to need attention when you purchase a new (to you) house. Been there, done that over and over these past 43 years. I've...

Hello, Alicia. I misplaced the forum for a while. Glad to see you here. Hopefully, the site will get more active.

Yes, she is very talented. Her line of work is as a tattoo artist. My son is her primary palette (my only problem with her art) to show case her work. She also designs and makes jewelry and art work assembled from various findings. She also works for a sewing company and does intricate...

Here's a photo: Yup! Same new way to post photos as TEG, @Nifty. Seemed to be a lot faster here, though.Wall mural painted by daughter-in-law for the children's bedroom.

Welcome, @gforcebc!

Tips and ideas depend upon how you are planning to get the work done. Spouse and I have done all types of remodeling and building ourselves. From pouring the footings to running electrical, heating, and plumbing, we did it all. Doing it ourselves certainly saved money -- and gave us exactly...

@Daniel martin, if you want to be sure @Nifty sees your post to approve it, you need to put the @ in front of his name. I also sent him a note. I don't think he stops by here all that often since the site is so quiet. @DipinINDIA, once upon a time I would have loved the challenge you are...

I had an empty apartment that needed work. Wednesday we went in and cleaned the wood floors, scraping paint drips, gum, candle wax, small paper stars, etc, anything that could have gotten on or into wood flooring in the past 60 years. Then we washed everything as clean as possible and the floors...

Here's the photo showing what I did today. I finished screwing the supports together and added pipe insulation to protect the plastic from sharp cattle panel ends.

Here's the photo showing what I did today. I finished screwing the supports together and added pipe insulation to protect the plastic from sharp cattle panel ends. Now it is ready for plastic. It was too breezy today so I'm waiting for the calm.

In an effort to put my new tools to good use, I am attempting to make a 'blue collar" greenhouse in the garden. I have raised beds and want to cover two beds with one plastic sheeting structure so I can get working in the garden earlier. This weekend we saw temps into the upper 50s and low 60s...

I bought myself some new tools the other day. In the 10 years since I retired, most of my personal tools have walked away or been used to death. To find what I want in the wood shop is nearly impossible and what I do find is covered in a few layers of saw dust. Since this photo was takes, I've...