I took a video while I was texturing the last room in our home. It starts after I have the wall seams mudded and taped and the window area is finished with corner bead. After that I apply the texture to the walls and around the window. I finish with a short clip of the painted walls. The walls are p...

Sorry for being late on the reply, I am not getting email notification of posts. When this is applied you just jam the brush into the bucket of mud and slap it onto the wall. You keep slapping around the wall in new areas, trying to overlap somewhat, until the brush no longer lays down the desired a...

I'm trying to visualize the type of jack that you would be using to support the roof during the fix. What comes to mind for me would be to use a metal basement support post. The kind that has a spiraling height adjustment and use this as your jack device. You could put one in front and in back if ne...

Yanita and I got off another topic during one of the previous posts and were discussing how I did the textured walls. I explained that it was simply thinned down lightweight joint compound that was applied with a brush but I didn't feel like I did a good job of describing the brush so I thought I wo...

We have some ideas for landscaping but it will be a while before we get to them. They are all low maintenance concepts but I need a tractor to put them into shape. I have a line on one, maybe next month we will bite the bullet and make that investment. We have 2,000 foot of driveway that always need...

Sure Yanita, I'll be happy to do that. It will take me a little time to get to it but be certain that I will upload a boatload of images. Yes, I guess in some ways it is a blessing and in other ways it is a curse but we sit on absolute solid rock. We are at the top of higher ground and you might be ...

Thanks JD, I will be replacing the siding on the home with hardi-plank so a new window will be fine I just need to keep it vertically small so it doesn't extend too far down into the shower. Yes, the tile will work as well. I cannot insert pictures because my HTML option is set to OFF and that is so...

Thanks, still a long way to go but it is moving along. One project I have on the back burner is in the guest bath. It won't cost much but it's labor intensive. I want to take out the liner that they have installed around the walls surrounding the tub and replace it with tile and at the same time put...

We started this project last August, so we're almost a year into this. There's so much more we want to do but we just chip away at it now since the pressure is off to get into the home. Besides, one can only move as fast as the money will allow you to go on some of the projects. We refuse to go into...

Thanks Yanita, We still have a lot more to do but the "after" page of the web site gives a quicker view of the transformation without having to navigate through all of the pictures of the "In Process" page, for those on a slower connection. (follow the Rancho Pequeno link at the ...

A while back I had a post about attaching a deck to a mobile home. I was concerned about the stability of a free standing deck that was 42' x 8'. With a little engineering it turned out that the deck is exceptionally stable and could withstand a large party. I would insert pictures here but I do not...

I located the fault. There were three other outlets on the breaker that I had not found during my first test. Working those backwards I was able to isolate the one that was grounding out. The problem proved to be a combination of things. The wire is a heavier 12 guage that is difficult to force into...

I have a series of outlets that have developed a fault. There are three outlets on this particular 20 amp breaker. It is a tandem Square D breaker that feeds two kitchen outlets and one outlet in the hallway. The other side of the breaker feeds the remaining kitchen outlets. This morning as my wife ...

Excellent suggestion, thank you.

We don't have any plans for a roof, so that part is easy. I'll just have to do the first row of hardiplank siding before I start the project. It will look a little awkward until I get around to the balance of the siding but that's just how it will have to be. I think at the same time, I will put a s...