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Broken Cord Loop Repair for Shades and Blinds
Can’t raise or lower shades due to a broken cord loop? Easy DIY replacement for under $10!
Leslie’s Shaker Table Build Made A Massive Project Easier
With a huge job ahead of her, Leslie built her Shaker Table, transforming her landscape…
Revive Your Rusty Evaporative Swamp Cooler
Rusting evaporative swamp coolers are expensive to replace…Revive yours instead!
Laser Distance Meter Tips & Tricks
Laser Distance Meters are amazing tools, and here are some ways to get the most out of ANY LDM…
How To Use a Laser Distance Meter: Basic and Advanced Functions
Learn what all the functions of Laser Distance Meters actually do, and how to use them.
Build a “Suite” Mason Bee Hotel
Mason and Leafcutter bees are just two amazing solitary orchard bee species. They boast an impressive 95% pollination rate…
Easy DIY Lazy Susan – No Power Tools Required
Perfect for beginner and advanced DIYers! Make one for yourself or to give as a gift…
How to Make a Loud Oxygen Concentrator Quieter
5 simple DIY ways to reduce the noise without making permanent changes
Bird Window Strikes are easily preventable – DIY BirdSavers
Birds hitting windows kills more birds than any other cause. Prevent injury or death with a simple, inexpensive DIY solution…
The Ultimate Shop Vac Dust Collection Cart – Hot Rodded!
Top performance from your shop vac for less money, plus unique features not found on other designs…
DIY Vocal Recording Booth on Your Desktop
Dramatically improve your VoiceOvers AND improve the acoustics in your working space at the same time!…
DIY Shaker Table Project
Called many things: screen sieve, vibrating screen, compost screener, trommel tray, powered dirt mesh sifter, and many more…
Gas Grill Grief? Convert To Ceramic Briquettes.
Burnt food, flare ups, flames, hot spots, grease fires and dry, overcooked barbecued meals can be a distant memory!…
Raccoons & Critter Deterrent: Project S.C.R.A.M. Remote Water Sprayer
Critters with boundary issues invading your yard? DIY camera & app controlled water blaster deterrent makes them afraid to return!…
5 Essential DIY Tools You Need, But Didn’t Know You Need!
These make great gift ideas for any DIYer too! These 5 tools turned out to be so helpful, and solve problems so effectively that I wonder how I got this far in life without them!
Cold Frame with Double Walls, Protective Screen and Automatic Opener
You no longer have to choose between protective screens OR automatic openers for ventilation. Now you can have both!
Compost Tumbler with A-Frame Base – Tumbler with a Twist
This design is wheelbarrow friendly. Now, emptying the compost doesn’t have to be a messy job…
Portable Air Conditioner – Vent Through Wall
Air conditioner vent hose too short? No window? No Problem! Vent your portable AC through the wall, with a stealthy…
Rain Barrel – Simple, High Quality, Made with Easy to Find Parts
Capture and use water that would otherwise run off into the storm drains. Conserve and save money with this easy DIY project…
DIY Easy Rolling Shelf Rack for Uneven Surfaces
A quick and easy mobile rack for almost any type of outdoor terrain. Adaptable to tool carts, storage shelves, seedling stand…
Finally… a Squirrel Proof Bird Feeder that works!
A squirrel proof solution that really works! Keep them out of the bird feeder! Super easy DIY, 2 hours and under $20…
Protect Cavity Nests, Nest Boxes and Feeders – Effective Predator Defense
Cats, raccoons, snakes and other predators raid nests, killing the birds and eating the eggs or young. Squirrels want the nest for themselves…
Flicker Woodpecker Nest Box from Cedar Pickets – Lightweight, Inexpensive
How to build a large nest box for Northern Flicker woodpeckers, using lightweight, inexpensive cedar pickets. Costs less than $30…
Full Extension Drawer Slides for Cheap Center Slide Cabinets
Cheap center slide drawers only opened part way, they were rough, and hard to open or close. Upgraded full extension slides made them feel like new…
Removable Countertop Extensions – Add Seating or Work Space
We never had enough seating at our countertop dining area “table”, so removable extensions solved the problem…
Replace Bath Fan Motor, Not Whole Fixture or Pricey Motor Assembly
The motor in my bath fan with infrared heater combo unit died, and I found the very idea of having to go into the attic to replace the fixture exhausting!
Hoover SteamVac and Vax: Brushes Stop Spinning – $10 Fix
My Hoover SteamVac tank had serious leaks and the carpet brushes stopped spinning…
Hoover SteamVac and Vax Hot Water Tanks that Crack and Leak
Hoover machines of similar design have the issue of the tanks cracking. Replacement tanks cost $90 and up…
Shorten Bar Stools with Metal Legs – Cut Precisely and Evenly
The stools could only be adjusted to 24″ or 29″, with nothing in between. You know, the “Goldilocks” problem of too high or too short…
Hoover SteamVac and Vax Valves that Leak
Even before the tank started cracking and causing serious leaks, the valves began to drip water AND concentrated cleaning solution everywhere…
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