How to Paint Your Countertop Um… Can you paint a kitchen counter top? Yup, you sure can! I was amazed to find so many great products that you can use to revive your old counter top. Did you know you could do this? Here is a step-by-step for painting a counter top. Here is how you paint your counter top: Pick a color that will last, unless you intend to switch it out or do it again. I did find another product that doesn’t require a primer, that is especially made for counter tops. If you have a wood countertop, you can use Thomas’ Liquid Stainless Steel and you can create beautiful stainless steel counter tops. *This would have made my day in every single place I have ever lived before now. Centsational Girl also has a tutorial about a Rustoleum product called Countertop Transformations and it looks really fun if you like the speckled look.
Simple and Low Cost Manual Water Well Drilling Hempcrete Could Change The Way We Build Everything When it comes to new and sustainable housing ideas, it seems to always be about creating a more efficient home in terms of insulation, lighting, electricity, etc. Mainstream belief on the subject would have you believe that top corporations and government projects are working with the best possible technology to bring forth solutions that work and are going to be great for the environment. If that was truly the case, I can guarantee you that the whole world would be using Hempcrete right now. First off, what is Hempcrete? Since lime is the binding material, builders do not have to heat up the lime as much as a supplier would need to in the industrial creation of concrete. conservation when producing Hempcrete vs. concrete. Hempcrete is a much more superior building material due to the fact that it is a very strong, lightweight and breathable material. petrify but is still incredibly strong. Find out 10 powerful facts about hemp and the story of how hemp became illegal.
How to Build Under-Cabinet Drawers & Increase Kitchen Storage - Step by Step You could build the drawers with nothing but hand tools and a circular saw, but a table saw and miter saw will give you faster, better results. A nail gun is another big time-saver, though you can hammer everything together with 1-1/4-in. finish nails instead. All the materials are available at most home centers. In the hardware aisle, choose “full-extension” side-mount drawer slides (see Photo 3). That way, only 3 to 5 in. of the opened drawer will be covered by the overhanging cabinet front. Choose hardwood plywood like birch or oak for your drawers.
Do-It-Yourself Water Well by livingwatersystems Do-It-Yourself Water Well If you can drive a nail into a board, you have the skills to augment your water supply. Drilling companies charge thousands of dollars to tap ground water sources that you can often reach yourself with a few common tools and about two weekends of work. 3/1/2006 6:31:49 PM ( 8 y ) ... viewed 46569 times An Inexpensive, Do-It-Yourself Water Well If you can drive a nail into a board, you have the skills to augment your water supply. Methods ranging from digging to blasting are used to reach the underground layer of fresh water that lies beneath dry land. If driving a pipe 75 feet or so into the earth sounds like a job for Superman, I've given you the wrong impression. Choose a location as far as possible from septic tanks, sewer lines, chemical storage tanks, animal pens, and other potential contaminants. You can also check with your neighbors. If you have indoor plumbing or sprinklers, you will need a powered pump. Need advice?
Building StrawBale Houses Strawbale houses are cheap, easy to build and can be put up in a relatively short period of time. Strawbale houses are usually made by stacking rows of straw bales with a moisture barrier between the bales and the supporting platform. Building with bales of straw has become very popular and can be seen in many areas of the Southwestern United States. Straw is a renewable building material and is a great insulator from the elements. Strawbale Homes Strawbale Resources: How to Clean between Oven Glass Here’s what you will need to clean between your oven glass panels: Wire hangerClorox Glass WipesRubber band Since writing the post on how to clean the oven, I have received so many questions about how to clean between oven window glass, so today I am finally posting a tutorial for you! Step 1: Remove the drawer from below the oven. Step 2: Build a cleaning contraption. I straightened the hanger and then attached a cleaning wipe to the hook on the end. I recommend using a glass cleaner wipe, such as these Clorox glass wipes. Step 3: Lay down on the floor and look under the door of your oven. Step 4: Slide the cleaning “contraption” up through the slats. Push it up between the oven window glass, cleaning from side to side as you move it up, farther into the door. Step 5: Pull the cleaning “contraption” out of the slots when you are done cleaning between the window glass. Step 6: Enjoy your clean, streak-free oven door! If you are looking for more posts about cleaning your oven, check these out:
Hand Dug Wells Hand dug wells and other manual methods to dig a well have been in existence for thousands of years. Though mechanized methods are more efficient and effective, there are often no options for people and communities in need of water. Note: The content on this page has been adapted from publications of Lifewater International, written by Fred Proby. Manual Methods Used to Dig a Water Well People have been making wells without the use of power equipment for thousands of years. Each of the methods described in this section involve hard work, but most can be carried out using locally-available materials and skills. Hand-Digging. Digging a well by hand, using simple tools like a pick and shovel, with a bucket on a rope to remove cuttings, is the oldest and probably the most frequently-used method of getting access to groundwater. Advantages: Making hand dug wells requires only common tools and skills, so it can be done by anyone. Disadvantages: Sludging. Advantages: Manual Percussion Drilling.
How to Make Your Apartment Look Bigger If your studio apartment is starting to feel more claustrophobic than cute, listen up. Without the cost of moving, the hassle of remodeling, or an increase in rent, it is possible to score a "bigger" place. Following a few dos and don'ts, you can (almost) instantly create the illusion of a spacious interior without breaking the bank. Do declutter: If you've been in your space for some time, it's likely you've accumulated some clutter (no judgment!).
Rejuvenating solar garden lights — with nail polish! | blog.kriegsman.org Solar LED garden lights are everywhere these days, and by ‘everywhere’ I mean ‘in our yard.’ We’ve had some for a few years now, and simply through exposure to the elements, the plastic that covers the solar cells becomes so opaque that only a small amount of light gets to them any more. With the solar cells deprived of even that meager light that we get in Massachusetts in the winter, the solar cells don’t recharge the battery, the battery doesn’t power the LED, the LED doesn’t light up, and our yard has a serious bling deficiency. My first thought when confronting the frosted-over plastic was to try to ‘polish’ it with a fine-grit sandpaper. The sanding helped a little. The nail polish made the weathered old solar cells crystal clear again! A few minutes later, the polish was dry, and we planted the lights outside again. We waited for twilight to fall, and when we checked the lights: success! So what did we learn? Like this: Like Loading...