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Starting A Temperamental Two-Cycle Engine
Two-Cycle engines can be temperamental and difficult. A lot of our yard appliances and other things around the house fall into this category and some these basics steps will help you troubleshoot the most common problems.
Read MoreHow Bright Does Your Ride Shine?
Do you know how to properly take care of your paint job? Are you getting the most shine out of your ride? A few years working as a detail manager I learned a few easy tricks in really making a car shine.
Read MoreEasy Way To Renew A Deck
This process of renewing a deck will work on any wood deck, including cedar, redwood and pressure treated lumber. The only special tools you will need are a pressure washer and a foam applicator pad
Read MoreProper Tire Care And Maintenance
All tires lose air, so check your tires monthly. Always use the same tire pressure gauge and check the air pressure first thing in the morning, not after you’ve driven on them or they’ve been sitting in the hot sun.
Read MoreA Squirrel Proof Garden Box
So, this year we decided to build garden boxes and fully enclose them with chicken wire (technical term is Poultry Netting) to ensure the squirrels can’t access our food. There are some other distinct advantages of garden boxes.
Read MoreThe Pallet Fence Project
So, about 2 hours with a friend on a Saturday behind a warehouse and we were able to knock apart enough wood from pallets to fill up the Forester. This was the most difficult work of the entire project. A good crowbar helped but be warned this isn’t fun.
Read MoreHow to Build a Toy Box
I’m not generally a very handy guy but I recently decided that I wanted to build something for my daughter. Since she needed a toy box anyone and a square cube sounded like something I could deal with I moved forward with the toy box plan.
Read MoreGet Help and Share Your Dad Tips With Other Dads #dadtips
Moving forward if you have an idea of how we can be better Dads, just tweet it or share it on Instagram and include the hashtag #dadtips in your post. Here at our site, we will be aggregating all of these simple and fast tips and displaying them on the sidebar of every page on our website.
Read MoreReplacing the Wood Floor Under The Kitchen Sink
ur disposal had been leaking for some time before we noticed and the leak had destroyed all the floor of that kitchen sink cabinet. This was one of those, “I can figure this out” type of repairs.
Read MoreHow To Replace or Install a Garbage Disposal
I’m wouldn’t count myself as the handiest guy in the world but I can handle the garbage disposal and you can too. Of all the appliances in the house this one is easier to install than the washer machine. The short version: screw it on and plug it in.
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