The construction of a box garden can be a rewarding task for keeping your mind occupied, get some exercise, and mental satisfaction. It can also be created for next to nothing (around $ 60 for a 4 X 6 foot box). I thought I would replace the little hot box in our back yard that…
Not only is your hotel and flight to your destination important, you may require certain preparation before you plan out a trip. Booking your hotel before hand, will save you a lot of money and time. You may want to try out an adventure sport and later realize that no such activity is offered by…
Artists, we are now in the month of January, named after the Roman god Janus. Janus had two faces, on to look forward and one to look back. That is what we need to do now! Looking back. First, start with what you accomplished last year. After what has been such a rotten year economically,…
The blue book value of a mobile home is exactly what it sounds like — a numerical value found in a book. In the past, there were multiple books. Today, there is only one book that contains the blue book value of mobile homes. It is called the N.A.D.A. Manufactured Housing Appraisal Guide. This guide…
The Romans fabricated two kinds of houses, the domus and the insula. The first was the privilege of the affluent, the latter was an apartment building for the working class. The domus consisted of a few rooms built around an atrium. Often more rooms were added at the back around a court with columns, the…
There are many popular woodworking joints. A Woodworking joint’s strength varies, and some are better than others. Which ones are best for your projects? 1. Butt Joint The Butt Joint joins two pieces of wood by merely butting them together. The butt joint is the simplest to make. It is the weakest joint, and you…
Football season is here! Use a dowel and a few other supplies to inexpensively craft a decorative football banner to show support for your favorite college or professional team. Start with the basic materials for this project, which simply include a tarp (the size of your choosing), a dowel (sized to correspond to the overall…
Have you ever given a thought to what it must be like to be a child sitting in a dusty drab schoolroom, trying desperately to concentrate, while hunger gnaws continually at your belly. This is the daily reality for many African children, both in remote rural communities and also in the ghastly shack-towns that surround…
What are Corner Fireplace Mantels? Believe it or not but you can actually have a fireplace in a corner. It's true! Some homes have custom built fireplaces built in corners. Other people opt for an electric fireplace that can easily be integrated into a corner of your home without much work or renovation. Regardless of…
So when you start planning your holiday to France, you are no doubt going to try and find out what you can do, see, or visit, but when it comes to Paris, there are so many different monuments and landmarks, that it is sometimes a hard job deciding on what to see next! One place…
Archery is now a very popular sport and hobby all over the world, but once, long ago, it was even more widespread. Every army had archers and men hunted with bows for food. Every country or every territory developed its own peculiar design of bow and therefore, even nowadays, there are many different styles of…
Every building should have a proper drainage disposal system. In order to be effective, it must be installed by experienced professionals; otherwise, the entire plumbing could be subject to a number of problems. The plumbing and drainage is responsible for water flow to and from the building. Clean water flows in the building, and wastewater…
You know how it feels like when you are expecting guests as you take your dirty pots out of the sink and open the strainer only to find water accumulating in the sink with murky water as the drain is clogged. However having a clogged drain is no reason to panic. Often simple measures of…
Drilling small holes in various areas would be quite a challenge without the proper tools such as the Hilti hammer drill. To most people, the use of a simple hammer and a chisel would be effective. In other cases, construction workers would use a hard nail and a hammer to create small holes. However, such…
It was not too long ago that the most popular option for flooring used to be wood flooring. Perhaps, one reason was that people didn’t have that many options really. With the passage of time, synthetic materials were introduced for making the flooring, and wood flooring took a back seat as homeowners started patronizing the…