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Reno basement floor and walls

Posted: October 24, 2011 in handyman
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Here’s a basement dug down in an old house. Concrete floor, with padding and carpet straight on. there is a wall unit blocking off a cupboard, with a small crawl-door cut into the stairwell for access. The carpet is quite  old, and has had two boys and at least one cat and one dog contribute to its patina over the years. The job – put down maple floor, open the cupboard back up, and get rid of the crawl-door.  With some help from my friend …

It looks like this to start …

Back of basement before

Front of basement – before

so first – rip up the carpet and under padding (yeech), pry the nail strips out of the concrete (an ouch or two), thoroughly clean, and start putting down the new padding.

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Ikea-hacked spice racks

Posted: September 22, 2011 in handyman
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Finally, after six months of almost unbearable deprivation, the spice racks are up, and cooking can resume with a substantial enough panoply of fragrance. I am happy to report for the sake of global commerce that there seems to be quite a lot of room left on the new spice racks for yet-to-be-discovered savouries…

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Don’t try this at home…

Posted: July 14, 2011 in handyman
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…at least without a mask, goggles and a fan. Sanding drywall can be…a tad messy. But amusing, as it turns out. Especially if you have a manly looking shower cap and a camera handy. But on the plus side, just look at how smooth the ceiling is!