No, sadly, I don’t mean “makeover” – which usually means new & improved. I mean “do-over” as in doing it all over again… 
as in twice.
Less than 48 hrs after my helpful nephew and I congratulated ourselves on the great job we did installing the beaded panel ceiling in the new veranda it looked like this.
Cause? Failure to do the research by yours truly.
Material: 5/16″ x 3 1/2″ Yukon Pine T&G beaded panelling
Finish: Water-based Varathane (1 coat – both sides)
So what went wrong? (just a few examples) [click to learn more...]
Last year’s renovations included adding a much-needed outdoor hose bib to replace the hose snaking through the cellar and out through a hole drilled in the old wooden entry doors. Our plumber installed one of the “frost-free” bibs that are about 14 inches long which effectively shut the water off “inside” the house thus preventing freeze-ups.
I used the outside tap late into the fall and never gave it another thought as the weather got colder and then downright frigid through the winter months.
Spring arrived and it was time to hook up the hose to wash the car, water the garden and give the dog that long-needed bath. So how come water was coming out of the hole around the pipe where it came through the siding?
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Beekeepers!
Looking for a way to sell you surplus honey? Why not let it “sell itself” in your own self-serve Roadside Honey Stand.
The Stonehaven Roadside Honey Stand operates on the honor system – enabling your customers to serve themselves – even when you’re not home. Your customers will love the novelty and the good feeling that comes with it–which will pay off in great word-of-mouth advertising and repeat sales. Leave a note pad lying around and you’ll discover how many people appreciate your trust.
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as in twice.
