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Home Repair Tutor

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About Me:

Hi Everyone, My name is Jeff and I got my DIY degree from working on homes older than your mom. You'll discover all sorts of weekend projects by visiting me at Home Repair Tutor where I share my adventures (both good and bad).

Favorite area of home improvement:

One of my passions is turning outdated spaces into works of art. I have to say bathrooms are my favorite because honestly that's where I do a lot of my thinking (LOL).


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  • Add burlap to the back of your bookshelves.
  • I used a 12" roll of burlap and a staple gun to create the burlap'ified bookshelf.
  • Such great texture and interest with the burlap background.

Burlap'ified Bookshelves

Our family room bookshelves were looking a little boring. I thought about painting the backs of the bookshelves but then I came up with this much easier idea. ...»

Why not put some burlap on the back of the bookshelves!

I used a 12" wide roll of burlap and a staple gun.

I stapled the burlap to the backing of the bookshelves (trying to place the staples behind the shelves to hide them.

This was much easier and quicker than painting would have been!

I love the texture it gives!

#burlap #bookshelves

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  • T-shirt Art supplies
  • Use soap to make fabric to cut
  • Cut shirt to size, leave enough to wrap around canvas
  • Just use hot glue to put T-shirt on the canvas
  • The finished art hanging on the gallery wall
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How to make Custom Wall Art that's easy and cheap

I created custom wall art as part of my teenage son's room makeover. Using canvas purchased with a coupon from Hobby Lobby and T-shirts he no longer wore. It only took about an hour to ...»
cut and glue the shirts to the canvas. It was super easy and my son now has art that is sentimental to him!

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Sonya Barker ~ At Home Wi... Piedmont, SC
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  • Scrabble magnets made from tiles.
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Mini Memo Center

A piece of packing material behind a set of push pins was the inspiration behind this mini memo board. I used materials I had around the house to create a small place to stick a picture or hang a receipt.

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Turn some old barstools into a great desk!

My oldest girls were in need of a desk, and I had 2 barstools ready to drop off at Goodwill. I started looking at them, and realized they would make the perfect desk. I did the whole ...»
project in a couple hours, and they love it! You can see more photos and all the details at http://www.shanty-2-chic.com/2012/08/diy-bar...

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  • 4 Simple Ways to Repair Prehung Interior Doors
  • Fix #1 is to tighten existing screws
  • Fix #2 is to use longer & wider screws
  • Fix #3 is to add golf tees to enlarged screw holes
  • Fix #4 is to add cardboard shims behind hinges
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4 Simple Repairs for Prehung Interior Doors

We've all experienced a door rubbing the floor or scraping the frame.

Annoying to say the least, right! ...»

Here are 4 simple fixes you can do over the weekend (and between soccer or softball games for the kids!!!!).

Fix #1 - Tighten all the hinge screws. Yes, believe it or not using the door jiggles screws loose. This is way too easy but effective.

Fix #2 - Replace all the small screws (3/4 inch hinge screws should be banned) with two inch wood or deck screws that will ensure your hinges never come loose again.

Fix #3 - Add golf tees to enlarged screw holes. Employ this technique when your screws spin without gripping the wood in the door or frame. If you have a hollow core door this may not work if it's been trimmed down excessively but still give it a shot.

Fix #4- Place cardboard shims behind hinges. Where do you get the cardboard? Shoe boxes, they work great.

For more detailed explanations, solutions guide, and goofy video with me looking like a crazy man you can check out my blog post at http://www.homerepairtutor.com/4-simple-ways...

P.S. This could be my last post on Hometalk. I'm running the Pittsburgh Marathon relay and although my distance is only 6.1 miles there's a 50/50 shot I might need CPR. So if there's no post next week you know the race was a disaster-LOL.

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Home Repair Tutor Pittsburgh, PA on May 04, 2013
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  • This quirky, double wide sized pallet wood chair is all decked out, ready for a great summer read.
  • Two pallets, 4 legs and two armrest boards are really all it took. So easy! The trick is to ensure you find two pallets that are similar in size.
  • Let's add more quirk to make it totally yours! This signboard was used as an armrest. Note how wide the board is... perfect for my coffee cup. Priorities here...
  • This leg has an antique level attached. This project is a little like 'Where's Waldo's Wild Additions?'
  • Pallet markings were celebrated by placing them in prominent places. Coffee bean sacks acting like large pillow cases were just tucked in place. No sewing required. 2
  • For the legs, a little bracing was required inside the pallet so the leg had something to stabilize against.
  • Tell me that isn't one big cool chair to curl up in! But let's add some comfort...
  • 5" foam cut to size (new from a foam shop) was key for the ultimate comfort.
  • This is a pallet SOFA I made last year, decked out in total bohemian style craziness. The build is much more size customized: http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net/2011/08/how-i-built-pallet-sofa-part-2.html
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A two pallet chair ANYONE can build in a jiffy!

There's nothing like a need to bring on a new project!

Desiring a 2nd seating area for my patio, this oversized chair was created out of two ...»

pallets and little more. I kid you not! This is the easiest build in the world and you'll wonder why you didn't think of it first!

#MayProjects

#SummerStyle

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FunkyJunk Interiors - Don... Canada
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  • Patio season: small updates to spruce up the space.
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Time to spruce up the patio: before/after

Our patio sits right off of the kitchen. We enter through the house here, we entertain, we relax, dine and hang out here daily (weather permitting). Spent the weekend getting it all ...»
cleaned up. :) #mayprojects More details, decorating ideas and pictures at DIYShowOff. #BeforeAndAfter

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DIY Show Off Pittsburgh, PA
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  • This took me a month to do but I got it done with no help. I love the area and sit out side more now.

new flagstone patio

Took out a pool which left an dead spot in the yard. This is what I did with the area.
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  • Use Lift Off, a 5-1 painter's tool and some tips to remove outdoor painter's caulk
  • This small crack in the caulk caused rain to enter our house
  • Apply Lift Off with a painter's brush after squirting some of it into a yogurt cup
  • Use the painter's tool to scrape loose the caulk
  • Lift Off can be bought in hardware stores and Lowe's
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Remove Silicone Caulk with an Environmentally Friendly Product

Seeing rainwater dripping into your living room is a helpless feeling.

Maybe you can empathize if you've experienced this exact thing during a storm. ...»

Plus, you can't fix the problem until all the rain has stopped which could take hours. A few weeks ago we had this exact thing happen to us. The next day I inspected the exterior trim of our living room window and found that the silicone caulk had cracked.

This small separation is what caused the rainwater to penetrate between the window and trim.

Since there was almost 6 linear feet of exterior caulk to remove I wanted to try a new removal solution that didn't involve hours of work.

Using chemicals always makes me a bit skiddish because of health concerns.

But I found a great liquid caulk remover called Lift Off that is environmentally friendly, biodegradeable, and water-based.

You'll only need a few supplies to completely remove old caulk with Lift Off:

+5-1 painter's tool or utility knife

+small paint brush

+small yogurt cup

+Lift Off caulk remover

+gloves

+sponge & water

Apply the Lift Off to the caulk, let it penetrate, then remove it with the painter's tool. After you're done you should rinse the surface with water then apply a new bead of caulk.

In case you're interested I share some additional tips over on my blog that make this go pretty quickly. And there's a goofy picture of me in my favorite T-Shirt that you don't want to miss as well as a new entertaining video-LOL. Here's the link http://www.homerepairtutor.com/how-to-remove...

#OutdoorProjects

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    Maggie, you can use Lift Off on indoor caulk, too. Sounds like we're in the same boat this ...»
    time of year-rental repair :)

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  • A few pieces of leftover planks, some glass, mesh wire, a can and you end up with this lovely piece.
  • Almost there - wooden box is built, with the glass structure, the steel mesh and can is in place.
  • Topped with stones - added cooking gel fuel - and ready to be lit!

Portable {Mini} Fire Feature

Just a something small we made to use indoors as well as outdoors. It gives a lovely glow and will go perfectly, as a table centerpiece, with a BBQ {especially with our all year round BBQ ...»
in SA!} #OutdoorProjects #SummerStyle

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