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Granite DIY – How to Install Granite Tile Kitchen Countertop!

Posted on June 22, 2010 by max

For many of you homeowners out there (excluding myself), you know for a fact that upgrading your kitchen with granite countertop can enhance the value of your home plus it’s aesthetically pleasing to your eyes  and easier to clean up.

Well, here’s one instructable member who has done that himself, I would really read up on his experience if you want to do such a home DIY job yourself in the future.  Even if you don’t, you can learn about it so you know exactly what the contractors are (over)charging you for.

The granite was about $12/sq. ft. and it

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DIY Copper Pipe Coffee Table and Furniture!

Posted on May 24, 2010 by max

Here’s some creative DIY furniture that caught my eye at the Maker Faire this year.  These are DIY copper pipe coffee table and other furniture.

You know they use a copper bracelet in golf to relieve arthritis pains?  Well, having copper furniture so you get some copper on you everyday might not be such a bad idea.

My friend is a plumber who specializes in copper-repiping over at Daly City, perhaps I might go ask him for some free copper pipes so I can

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BBQ DIY – How to Build Your Own BBQ Pit!

Posted on May 11, 2010 by max
Build Your Own Backyard Fire Pit

You know how crazy I am about BBQ (as evidenced by my HD video of my friend’s medieval BBQ on Super Bowl every year), but did you know that you can make your own BBQ Pit in your backyard?

Perhaps this isn’t your typical BBQ to slow-roast some tri-tips but definitely, making this DIY BBQ Pit will make you feel like you are camping, perhaps get your family together for some nice medium-rare marshmallows.

Of course, on the other side of the spectrum, we

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Home DIY – How to Make a Coffee Cup Chandelier/Lamp!

Posted on May 10, 2010 by max
Coffee cup sphere lamp

Here’s a great idea to revamp your kitchen with a coffee cup chandelier/lamp.  Why not start collecting your favorite coffee cups starting today and show your support for recycling?  Also see our Top 10 list of Coffee HOWTOs.

I’ve had this idea for a long time and when I read about the Coffee cup challenge thought this would be the time to let this idea become reality: The coffee cup sphere lamp!

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Home Improvement DIY – How to Make a Ceiling Drilling/Painting Aid!

Posted on April 21, 2010 by max
Coffee Cup - Ceiling aid (2x)

Here’s a fabulous idea for protecting against falling debris or paint while you drill/paint your ceiling, put a disposable cup over your tools!

Drilling into your ceiling is bad enough without all the debris dropping into your eyes and onto your precious floor. Painting your ceiling is bad enough too, all the paint drips onto your hands and onto your furniture.

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Home DIY – How to Install Hardwood Floor!

Posted on April 19, 2010 by max

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9a56jaWIDx0

Recently, I’ve submitted an offer on a house of my dreams, except all of its floors need new floors. Since I like hardwood floors, I am in the process of trying to learn hardwood floor installation. From what I have been hearing (from my friends, I guess it’s actually pretty do-able, a great DIY project.

I’ve actually found a great video illustrating the process of how to install hardwood floors on YouTube. For those of you trying to save some money by doing it yourself, this video should help greatly.

An

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Home Improvement DIY – How to Install a Peep Hole!

Posted on April 14, 2010 by max

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx4VBzIgwfg

Here’s a fun DIY where the show host Barbara shows you how to install a peep hole on your door. Perhaps this could also work well for your office door if you have a lot of unwanted visitors, now you can “peep” to see who it is before opening your office door.

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Cooling Hack – How to Make the California Cooler!

Posted on April 9, 2010 by max
Resurrecting the California Cooler

California cooler is a way of using one of your kitchen cabinets to expose air to the outside.  In this example, a california cooler is “re-made” by adding insulation to the cabinet doors and allowing air to flow straight in from the outside.

I live in California and most of the year (except summer), I can say the temperatures never reach higher than 70 degrees fahrenheit.  Of course if you live inland California, this isn’t going to happen but for most of you ocean-breezers out there (San Francisco, Santa Monica, Monterey), you can make your food last lon

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Interactive LED Staircase Lights!

Posted on April 8, 2010 by max

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir_cqS6oV5U

If you have a home with a staircase, I bet you a hundred dollars that it’s a pain to turn on the staircase lights at night. Besides that, I bet you leave them on at time by accident, wasting a lot of electricity.

These interactive LED staircase lights could solve all of those problems as they will only turn on when activated by its motion sensors.

I am definitely going to make these when I get a new home.

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Erosion Hack – How to Stop Landslides and Erosion!

Posted on April 1, 2010 by max

While shopping for a new home, I found out and learned a lot about land erosion/landslides.  Where I am trying to buy home is near an active landslide, something that could be devastating for a homeowner.

So first let me explain how erosion happens.  Basically when the soil cannot hold more water than its weight, it can slide down to the slope.  On places where there’s cliffs like in Daly City where I am trying to buy a home, this can cause huge landslides.   When this happens to the land nearby your house, it can be devastating as you can easily lose your home.

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