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re: DIY home project suggestions?
Posted on 1/1/25 at 6:28 pm to HonoraryCoonass
Posted on 1/1/25 at 6:28 pm to HonoraryCoonass
If you don't already have them put a ceiling fan in every bedroom.
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Posted on 1/2/25 at 3:06 pm to Turnblad85
Make sure the deck has an outdoor type sofa or a hammock!
Posted on 1/5/25 at 1:07 pm to gumbo2176
quote:I think I might cover all my cabinet shelves and drawers with formica as a project instead of those shitty rolls of cabinet liners as a project.
All my cabinet shelving is covered in white formica
Posted on 1/5/25 at 3:31 pm to Citica8
Since this cold blast is coming in, we just replaced our exterior pipe insulation. Got the 6' self adhesive foam for $6 at Home Depot
Posted on 1/5/25 at 5:26 pm to davyjones
Create a greenroom and grow cannabis for personal smoke 
Posted on 1/6/25 at 4:17 am to Cracker
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New Trim work update caulk and paint. Crown moulding.
Second this. Invest a few hundred bucks in a miter saw and you can update all of your baseboards for a fraction of what it would cost to have them installed and it goes a LONG way in modernizing a room.
We started with zero experience, just a saw, protractor and time. Ended up doing >1k feet of baseboard, installed new pre-hung doors, etc. If you can measure, keep records, and aren't afraid of a saw you can blow through rooms pretty quick and it's all one skillet. Kind of a gateway to bigger DIY jobs
Posted on 1/6/25 at 12:42 pm to davyjones
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If a fella was “bored” and was open to any and all suggestions for a home project, nothing overly expensive or complicated, what would be your suggestion?
My suggestion is to go outside, dig a hole until this "bored" feeling passes, then start filling in the hole again.
I'm all for DIY projects, no matter what your experience level, but looking for a solution before even having a problem is dangerous.
If you need something to spend a ridiculous amount of money on and develop a fun hobby, start buying woodworking tools. Build a few cutting boards and small tables and you'll forever ache to get back into your shop to "work".
Posted on 1/6/25 at 12:48 pm to davyjones
Take apart and clean all of your toilets, then put back together. I get an odd satisfaction from this. Scrape and scrub all the corrosion off of bolts, clean and reset seals. I'm not saying it's fun, but it's not hard and you can see the results.
Posted on 1/6/25 at 2:14 pm to davyjones
Install a recessed dryer vent box.
Install a in the wall powered ironing board.
Install a in the wall powered ironing board.
Posted on 1/6/25 at 2:42 pm to davyjones
Be careful and don't get carried away.
Last year we redid our kitchen. Once the cabinets got installed I decided that we needed new flooring in the kitchen. Once I ripped up the flooring in the kitchen I decided we might as well replace the flooring in the whole house. While I was ripping up the flooring I decided to redo all the base moulding. Ended up not being as much fun as I thought it'd be.
Last year we redid our kitchen. Once the cabinets got installed I decided that we needed new flooring in the kitchen. Once I ripped up the flooring in the kitchen I decided we might as well replace the flooring in the whole house. While I was ripping up the flooring I decided to redo all the base moulding. Ended up not being as much fun as I thought it'd be.
Posted on 1/6/25 at 4:23 pm to BilbeauTBaggins
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I replaced all the old weather stripping on our exterior doors.
Did you use the snap in kind or tape kind? I used snap in type off of Amazon and I'm not pleased.
Posted on 1/6/25 at 7:28 pm to Tdot_RiverDawg
Whatever kind I used is from Home Depot. You have to shim it in with a shim type of tool and it doesn't necessarily snap in.
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Posted on 1/6/25 at 8:39 pm to BilbeauTBaggins
Thanks. That's similar to the style I used. I have gaps on two doors on the bottom corner. It seemed to be good on the initial installation but pulled in over time.
Posted on 1/6/25 at 9:59 pm to Tdot_RiverDawg
When my new door got installed, the door guy put in a square of similar material in the corner. I'm assuming you might need something like that too. I just took the old one and kept it on since it wasn't damaged. My old trim had holes and the door swap had a clear gap that needer fixing.
Posted on 1/7/25 at 2:57 pm to davyjones
I have been thinking about installing some cedar siding on one wall of my closet to make it a true “cedar closet”
Posted on 1/10/25 at 3:42 pm to eatpie
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My suggestion is to go outside, dig a hole until this "bored" feeling passes, then start filling in the hole again.
I'm all for DIY projects, no matter what your experience level, but looking for a solution before even having a problem is dangerous.
If you need something to spend a ridiculous amount of money on and develop a fun hobby, start buying woodworking tools. Build a few cutting boards and small tables and you'll forever ache to get back into your shop to "work".
Damn man, I think you may have overthought the intensity level of my post and the question therein.
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