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Create your own kids growth wall ruler

Growing up you would generally see a wall or piece of trim where my friends parents were keeping track of their kids heights. The catch – hmm what happens when they sell the home or it is time to paint? For a generic piece of trim, no problem as it can be easily replaced – […]

Filed Under: Around the home November 10, 2015 By SLS

Pumpkin Pancakes & Keeping Apples Fresh Year Round

Fall is definitely in the air, as one can tell with all the Christmas stuff going up in the stores (shoot, I remember when it went up just a day or two before Thanksgiving). One of the nice things about this season besides the cooler weather is the apples are being harvested along with pumpkins, hay rides […]

Filed Under: Tips & Tricks Tagged With: Like many batter, recipes October 8, 2015 By SLS

Quick Maintenance Tip – Faucet Aerators

An aerator is most commonly attached to a faucet to not only catch particulates in the water (no one likes sand in their water glass) but more importantly creating a non-splashing stream of water which is generally done by mixing water and air. If you are like most people you don’t think twice about them until the […]

Filed Under: Tips & Tricks April 8, 2015 By SLS

Creating a Box Beam Work Bench / Desk Top

One of the lessons we quickly learned was when one builds a work bench and you don’t want issues with sagging, it is best to utilize a box beam (aka torsion box) type design. While I didn’t have a work bench that needs to be built, we decided that we needed to add a built in desk in […]

Filed Under: Tips & Tricks March 11, 2015 By SLS

My Take: How hard is it to hit the IECC Air Leakage Targets?

Lately as more states are looking at adopting the 2012 or 2015 codes many builders are worried about the Air Leakage aka Blower Door Test. Is it possible to hit those numbers… how hard is it… how much is it going to cost… how about smaller units like a townhouse… how can I make sure […]

Filed Under: Air Sealing & Insulation, Building Codes February 25, 2015 By SLS

Installing an Interior Barn Door – Lessons Learned

It seems one of the biggest trends lately is installing a “barn door” inside to either add a decorative element, add some privacy, or in our case cut down on noise. We recently removed a pocket door and left the doorway open as we knew we were going to install one in that location. Here […]

Filed Under: Tips & Tricks February 4, 2015 By SLS

FAQ: Why are my windows / walls wet or have ice on them?

It seems like every winter the question pops up – why are my windows sweating / have so much condensation on them. It seems invariably that someone pops up with change out your single pane windows with double or triple paned windows… which in many cases turns into “sounds good but I already have them and it […]

Filed Under: Air Sealing & Insulation, FAQ's, Acronym’s, & Terminology January 16, 2015 By SLS

Recap: 3 Easy Interior Projects for the Holiday’s or anytime…

Got the whole family coming over for Christmas, Thanksgiving, or a reunion and you want a conversation piece? Can’t figure out what to do or get for your significant other, or… Maybe you are just like us, needing something to fill a dead space or just meet a special need – well you are in luck because one […]

Filed Under: Around the home Tagged With: Holiday, Slider December 12, 2014 By SLS

6 easy steps to Create your own Custom Chalkboard

What can I say – we are on a kick for completing some home projects. In this case a chalkboard – while this project took over a week to complete, the actual time spent was only a few hours. Cost: around $25 for the trim & paint    

Filed Under: Around the home November 26, 2014 By SLS

Custom Scrabble Tile Wall Art

Want to add a special touch to a room, can’t figure out what to do with a wall, or… Well if you like Scrabble or just the look, you can create your own personalized wall art. There are numerous options of how to do this which includes just simply applying stencils to the wall or buying […]

Filed Under: Around the home Tagged With: Christmas, Holiday November 21, 2014 By SLS

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