by Karen | blinds, electrical, kitchen, lighting, moulding, paint, window
Our kitchen was the last room that needed crown moulding installed. We had delayed the installation because we weren’t sure how to connect the new crown moulding to the already existing kitchen cabinet crown moulding. The cabinet moulding is half the size of the...
by Karen | electrical, slider, stucco
After removing our deck in 2007, we found exposed wood under the slider door. We assumed the previous owners had replaced the slider and didn’t bother fixing the broken stucco underneath the slider since they couldn’t access it due to the deck: Except for...
by Karen | attic, drywall, electrical, speaker
Mike has been wanting to install ceiling speakers in our living room for a very long time. Finally, we got around to doing it. We purchased In-Ceiling Yamaha Speakers. Step 1: Mike used a stud finder to locate the beams, designating their location with blue tape. Step...
by Karen | door, drywall, electrical, master bathroom, moulding
When we bought our house, the master bathroom had a bifold door. That was one of the first things we ripped out. I’d rather have no door than a bifold one – we don’t live in an RV: We initially installed a normal door that swung out instead of in...
by Karen | electrical, master bathroom, moulding, plumbing, toilet, vanity
After we finished the bathroom floor tile, we hired a plumber to update our vanity plumbing. We especially needed to get rid of the weird vertical pipe so that the plumbing would fit inside our new vanity: The plumber said the vertical pipe wasn’t needed so it...
by Karen | attic, duct, electrical, exhaust fan, master bathroom, navi, roof, second bathroom
When we bought our house, both our bathrooms didn’t have exhaust fans. They both did have windows but we wanted a fan too. We had an electrician install fans in both bathrooms. They both passed inspection at the time. When we started our master bathroom remodel,...
