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I am a new homeowner (1yr) and I am looking to improve small things in my new home like, repainting some walls, buying appliances, landscaping the backyard, and of course making my "woman cave". I am open to suggestions and ideas.
Favorite area of home improvement:
basement, family room, and master bath room
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Eating area bench seats
I made the bench seats for the breakfast area in my kitchen. It provides storage and keeps the table and chairs from sticking out in the room. There is bead board between the seat and
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Bench for kitchen
Added a bench with storage to the kitchen
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CommentedWe have been thinking about doing the same in our kitchen, it looks great. It adds more ...»
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CommentedThank you thank you. You just told me more than anyone else. So I need to call my termite guy ...»
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Family Room Fireplace
Ok our latest project is taking the brick off the bottom of the fireplace then pull the rug up and lay down new floor. We will lay tile down in front of the fireplace. I brought a hammer drill. Any suggestions? So far I have taken off one brick, Lol.
Countertops: Does the thickness of the kitchen countertop matter?
We are looking to redo our kitchen counter top. One contractor showed us "thick" granite and said that it was the best. How thick does it need to be?
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CommentedWe painted the cabinets white (they were brown), brought an island from The Restore (habitat ...»
One of our Outdoor Living projects is featured this month in Professional Remodeler.
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CommentedBeautiful!
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CommentedMy Restore is in Lawrenceville. So far I have brought a "huge" desk for our home office and a ...»
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CommentedLove the bench by the window. How was that done?
I gather that you are asking for demo advice? It looks like you are on the right track with the hammer, but you could probably use a bigger one. The hammer drill won't really help in this case, unfortunately. If you really want to use a tool you might look into renting a "roto hammer" or small "demo hammer". Those tools have a chisel point that will demo the brick quickly. You can usually rent one for $30-50/ day.
Becky asks a good question as well. The brick surround will definitely be affected by what you are doing, so plan ahead! You may also encounter cement under the brick hearth which could need patching prior to installing a new hearth floor.