Carpentry: Cut a Hole in Laminate Kitchen Counter Top

There are several reasons you might want to do this carpentry job: cutting a hole in your countertop. Maybe you are adding an under-sink soap dispenser,…

My favorite style of door weather strip is the push-in kerf style. It stays in place and you don’t have to worry about it coming…

Troubleshooting a plumbing leak requires some patience. The key is to isolate the problem. In the case of a dishwasher leaking under the cabinet, clear…

A dishwasher air gap sits in between the drain hose and the end point where the water drains out (typically the garbage disposal). Some people…

 Having to push hard on your door in order to get it to latch is much more common with exterior doors than interior doors. That…

Bi-fold doors need regular adjustment to work properly. The doors are not hard to adjust, but it seems to be a game of constantly fine-tuning…

Painting is all about the details. Preparing the surface, caulking, and finally painting gives a needed change.  When you are painting a wall one color,…

My Dishwasher Installation Sticks Out Too Far When doing a drywall installation, you have to pay attention to the little details.  In addition to connecting…

Cabinet toe kick is certainly cheap enough to replace. However, that does take some effort to remove the old toe kick and install the new.…

A customer called saying his door stop wouldn’t stay in the wall. I assumed he meant the door stop wouldn’t stay in the baseboard, but…