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How to Build a Roof Rack

How to Build a Roof Rack by Alex Merrill If your car is like mine, it has the front to back ‘rails’ from the factory, but it’s missing the cross rails, which hold up whatever it is you’re trying to carry on the roof.  I’ll say at the outset that I receive more...

How to Use Drywall Anchors

How to Use Drywall Anchors by Alex Merrill There are innumerable household tasks that call for -- or should call for -- drywall anchors. A drywall anchor is usually a plastic sleeve that is inserted into drywall, which then receives a screw. The purpose of the anchor...

How to Frame a Wall

How to Frame a Wall by Alex Merrill So, you want to build a wall? Well, hopefully you want to build a little more than that, but every journey begins with a single step. Here are some basics to get you thinking about the right things in the right ways when it comes to...

5 Favorite Items in My Tool Bag

5 Favorite Items in My Toolbag by Alex Merrill 1. 5-in-1 I know what you must be thinking, I've used up all five of my entries with one blow...or this is a loophole...or something. I don't know what to say about it, but this little dude is my favorite. I...

Our Own Fixer Upper’s Kitchen Inspiration

By the time we purchased this house, I thought most of the design decisions had already been made, and that things would go so quickly and smoothly...it would be a lot of work, but it wouldn't take very long, right?? Wrong. 🙂 As everyone says, home renovations take...