Times change and a remodel job allows all sorts of updating. I am in the process of renovating a kitchen which had a wired internet jack. Nowadays, home users use wireless internet connections as they are so much more convenient. The homeowner asked me if I could...
I’m remodeling a customer’s bathroom and discovered that they way that two adjacent bathrooms shared their plumbing was not only incorrect, it was against code. I was able to fix that problem, but it involved taking down part of a curved wall. Repairing...
AC glue is a water-based, cyanoacrylate glue that sets extremely fast. It has as many uses as the user can think of. In the following example I’m using it to quickly adhere a template for a circular drywall cut for a in-house sound system. See photos below. I...
A very common question that I get is, “How do you patch a hole in drywall.” This process can be somewhat tedious, but a careful DIYer can accomplish it with a little effort. See the photos below for step-by-step directions. This customer had a leak...
There are times when you need to remove drywall to fix the infrastructure beneath it. I had to do some plumbing work that was behind drywall. Normally, I would use a saw and cut an opening. However, the opening would be uneven and rough. A drywall circular cutter...
If you are unfamiliar with construction you may assume that you put up drywall as soon as you have framed-out your rooms. However, nothing could be further from the truth. The spaces between your studs house the infrastructure that makes your home habitable. Electric,...
