Old decks are often a concern if they weren’t built very well to begin with.  The homeowner for this project just bought this house and was afraid to let people onto the deck.  It tended to sway a little and give you “sea legs”, so let’s “Secure the Deck!” [I hope you're enjoying my nautical [...] Read More

My last utility knife was one that was likely inherited from my dad at some point.  It was the simple grey kind that you can still get for just a couple bucks.  I had to remove a screw to change the blade.  This made it somewhat inconvenient at times, but it wasn’t broke, so… why get [...] Read More

Before I was finished at my project home in Inglewood this summer the homeowner wanted me to re-tile the fireplace surround.  It needed a makeover in a bad way.  Trying save time and money I was asked to just tile right over the old tile which was still very solidly attached to the fireplace.  Tiling over [...] Read More

One thing I love about living in “The South” are the porches.  Not only do they add a welcoming feeling to a home, but they add outdoor living space protected from the rain.  My summer house project in Inglewood had an old back porch that was about to fall down.  I got to build a [...] Read More

For whatever reason, many homes could use some extra support under them.  For many older homes, the floor joists may be weakend due to water damage or even people making notches for pipes in the wrong place.  It commonly comes up on home inspection reports, which happened to the homeowner who called me for today’s [...] Read More