I decided to re-tile our guest bathroom myself and hire a refinishing company to refinish the bathtub. I finished this project about a month ago, but I’ve been too busy at the other house to write it up until now.
Published 2023-09-07
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Published 2023-07-18
House project blog: take it apart
I’m falling behind on blog posts about house projects. There has been a lot going on, and we have been making quite a bit of quick progress. Starting a couple weeks ago and ending last week I have been working on demolishing our new kitchen. The cabinets were old and…
Published 2023-06-27
Ikea hack – Pegboard lamp mount v2
After receiving some feedback and doing additional testing, I designed a new version of my Ikea Tertial pegboard mount that is much stronger and easier to print.
Published 2023-06-14
House project blog: the matrix
My wife and I were finally able to purchase a house in Fort Collins, Colorado. We are going to be working on remodeling projects for the next couple of months while we get ready to move in and get our house ready to rent out. With all that going on,…
Published 2023-05-01
Triple-berry hard cider
Over the last couple months I have been brewing a triple-berry hard cider from ingredients easily available at the grocery store. I loosely followed an easy recipe that I have used before, but this time I kegged the cider in a kegerator I bought on Facebook marketplace instead of bottling…
Published 2023-04-20
No-turn dummy doorknob adapter
Closet doors are often built with dummy doorknobs that look and feel like a normal doorknob without the internal pieces that would rotate and move a latch. They usually look just like the normal handle but they can only be installed on a door without a hole because you use…
Published 2023-03-27
PineTime charging cradle stand
I bought a PineTime smartwatch a long time ago, and started using it more recently. I charge it next to my bed, and the charging cradle would occasionally end up on the floor with the watch disconnected in the morning. The PineTime charging cradle is very nice, but I was…
Published 2023-03-20
Wiring the whole house for Ethernet
Over the last month or so I have been working on routing data cables through our house so that every room is connected to a switch, router, and modem in our basement utilities room. It was a lot of work, but the result is that we now have 2 RJ45…
Published 2023-03-08
Grizzco fan hoodie
I’m currently obsessed with Splatoon 3, so a couple of weeks ago I joined a crafting party that my wife put together to customize this hoodie.
Published 2023-02-20
Bedroom refinishing
At the end of last year we fixed some issues that had been bothering us in our bedroom. We stripped the popcorn off our bedroom ceiling, repainted everything, and replaced all the trim. This is the second room we have done this in now, and I didn’t initially intend to…