So the rope lights arrived Thursday.   It was late so I waited till Friday to put them up.  Johnnie helped me.  It didn't take long since the clips were mostly in place.  We weaved them carefully around the deck making sure not to step on the lights or break the clips.  I was freakin' sweatin' like a Hog... But I just had to get it done.  To see if ( Read more... )

My Marathon Race to actually complete a project came to a painful screeching halt last night around 9:15pm.  I spent the better part of the day putting the clips on the deck to hold the rope lights up.  Around 7:00pm I am nearing the end of my weekend of total immersion in Deck-Work... the clips are up, the rope lights have been installed, the ( Read more... )

 I din't think there was anything I could hate more than Dry walling - taping, mudding and sanding.  But I have actually found it.  it's staining the deck.  I wish I had spent a little more money and gotten the composite decking.  This was the most horrid job I have ever had to do on this house.  And remember there was the time I had to move the T- ( Read more... )

 Well... It depends.  On the weather.  How my Back Feels.  How the Dogs feel.  You know... Stuff like that.

As for the weather... It's supposed to be hot and then just keep getting hotter.  Ok So hot dry weather projects... means I should pick a project that's outside.

My Back... It's sore, but nothing a  couple Advil won't dull.  So I think I can ( Read more... )

So Last night I go outside to tear into the Grill side-table I was going to build from the old BBQ base I got back inthe Sanford & Sons Haul I made several months ago.

I knew it was badly rusted out, but I thought I could salvage some parts and then replace what was bad with pressure treated wood.

Well, The more I dug into it, the more I realized ( Read more... )

I have 2 deck boxes.  You know those plastic boxes that go on a deck and you can store things in them - Like cushions.  I have one on the upper deck that I keep firewood in and one on the patio that I keep cushions in.

They both have become sun faded and stained from when I was staining the deck.  I didn't take a picture of the the before of this ( Read more... )

I ordered new Rope Lights for the back yard decks.  I also started looking at stain for the deck as well.  I decided a chocolate brown would look nice.  But I'm not 100% sure yet.  And I was told I could probably do the majority of the work with the paint sprayer and then go back over with a brush.  I'm also thinking of just doing it with a smaller ( Read more... )

TERMITES!!!!!

In a post on the new deck railing.

What a treat.

Like I didn't have enough problems in my backyard.

You know what's coming real soon...

Yes.  A list.  A list of all the crap I didn't take care of last year and now I have got to deal with it now because It's kicking my ass.

But not tonite.

I've been on the move all day and I would like to ( Read more... )

IT IS DONE!!!!! I will post a picture soon. I have to learn how to use my "free" webspace at charter. I actually slept the whole night last night ( Read more... )

Well, it's not done. I am very disappointed. But it's very close ( Read more... )