Category Archives: Projects
The Benifits to Living in a New Neighborhood
When we moved in the I asked the Superintendent where we could get more of the brick that they used on our house as there was not any left over. He informed me that the home manual we had been … Continue reading
Decorating Plans for the Kid’s Rooms
We have finally found how we want to do the decorating for Mikey and Genesis rooms. We got the ideas by visiting some other New homes that were being built near our house. For Genesis room we want the walls … Continue reading
I Found a Simple way to do a Deck Railing
The wife and I were lolly gagging down in San Antonio this weekend and stopped by some DR. Horton houses to have a look for decorating/project ideas. I looked out in to the back yard of one of the homes … Continue reading
Operation – File Cabinet Drawers
Well I have my first project that I get to use my new drill press on. The project Extend the sides of the drawers of our 2 drawer file cabinet so that it can be used as a regular drawer. … Continue reading
Ceiling Fan #3 – The Master Bedroom
Ceiling fan # 3 went up in our master bedroom and was easier then the other two. I think that this fan is going to be used more then all of the other fans because it get can get pretty … Continue reading
Ceiling Fan #2 – Must be a Distant Cousin
Well I decided to take a day off after spending all day on the latter trying to balance Elsy’s parent’s Celine fan. I had not been wearing shoes and my feet were actually pretty sore the next day. This time … Continue reading
Ceiling Fan Installations – Slowly but Surely
OK, so installing ceiling fans is a little more work the I anticipated – especially when you have to take down a ceiling fan right after you installed it. This is what happened – I got the fan up in … Continue reading
Ceiling Fans to Reduce Energy Costs
Well the surge of shopping for the new house has now included – count them – 6 ceiling fans for the house. The rooms that they are for are: Family room Formal dining room (will become Dan Jr’s room) Master … Continue reading
Changing out the Thermostat for Better Electric Bills
Now that we are in the house we are getting a feel for the different things that we want to change. In the apartment we pretty much were having the Air Conditioner all day and night since it is starting … Continue reading
The Low-Down on Water Seal for Your Fence
Although the fence that has been built at our new house is cedar I still wanted to water seal it. In our neighborhood you can really tell which fences have been sealed and which have not. Here is a picture … Continue reading
