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Cheap closet doors

Dave Farquhar — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 11:00:37 +0000

It’s not uncommon for fixer-upper houses to be missing closet doors, or have irreparable closet doors. I’m not sure why people beat up on their closet doors, but it seems to happen. I do know a legal bedroom has to

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Cheap baseboard alternatives

Dave Farquhar — Mon, 01 May 2017 11:00:30 +0000

Over the course of renovating rental property, there have been several times I had to explore cheap baseboard alternatives. I needed something that would be functional and look decent while staying within the confines of a sometimes-strained budget. My solution

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Wiring an old house for Ethernet

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 11:00:59 +0000

Wiring an old house for Ethernet can be challenging but offers real benefits. Wired Ethernet is faster and more reliable than wireless, so devices that have a wired connection can take advantage of it. Having wired connections also allows you

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How to cut corners on baseboards by not cutting corners

Dave Farquhar — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 11:00:18 +0000

Cutting baseboards can be tricky. Rooms are rarely perfectly square, so just cutting baseboards at 45-degree angles on the ends doesn’t usually yield a perfect corner. So instead you usually have to fit the pieces into the corner, trace the

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An update on the shortcut to wiring a house with Ethernet

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 10:46:35 +0000

Last week, I presented a shortcut for wiring a house with Ethernet using cheap keystone couplers. I’m happy to say I’ve done it twice now, and it all works, but I wanted to follow up and share a little more

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Using child safety outlets to save energy

Dave Farquhar — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 02:32:27 +0000

I got a new book recently about saving energy. I’ve read several of those, but this one had two tips I’ve never seen anywhere else: caulking baseboards and putting child safety covers on electrical outlets. It didn’t explain caulking the

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