DIY roofing can be very fulfilling, but also very dangerous, and if basics like watching the weather and using appropriate height safety equipment aren’t covered, you’re taking unnecessary risks. Here are some starting points to ensure you are as safe as possible.
1. Getting Someone Else To Do It
As I said, it can be fulfilling to [...]
Ahh the shed. Or as I like to call it, the Man Box. A good backyard shed is the perfect place to store your tools, all your backyard maintenance and gardening equipment, and depending on the size, a great place to complete your man projects in peace. If women store their valuable jewellery in a [...]
Whoever thinks that Halloween and dressing up is just for kids has clearly never been to a kickass Adult Halloween party. Adults probably get even more into the whole costume extravaganza than their kids do as it presents a chance to not be an adult for an evening, to let the imagination run wild and [...]
When I was a kid, I lived on the 6th floor of an apartment building. Which was fine for me, because deep down I knew that if and when the dead decided to crawl out of their graves to feast on the brains of the living, I would be pretty safe. At least safer than [...]
Most of us are aware of basic home safety tips like locking our doors and windows before leaving the house, not putting aluminum in the microwave etc. but there are some things that many of us may not have realized could be potentially hazardous.
So you’ve got that empty space in the basement that’s been begging for a home bar for years. Home bars are a great investment that can increase the market value of your home, but if they’re not done right they can also be a problem. Here’s an overview to help get you started on your [...]
You may have a small kitchen, but there’s much to be done even with the tiniest of rooms. When it comes to optimizing a small kitchen space, it’s all about creativity. (And, getting rid of the things you don’t use.) There are a few basic tricks to make a room look bigger and more practical [...]
There’s a reason most parents don’t want their teenagers to paint their rooms black. Room colours can have a lot of influence on our moods and state of mind. It may seem silly at first to think that colours could have such an impact on us, but they do. Have you ever walked into a [...]
You’ve already hit snooze six times, placing more value in those 9 extra minutes of sleep than in things like enjoying a cup of coffee, having breakfast, or even taking a shower. Winter mornings are especially tough, trying to crawl out of your little heated cave made of blankets, placing your feet on the cold [...]
It’s a dirty job but someone’s got to do it. When it comes to bathroom plumbing problems, we’ll often resort to calling the plumber. However, sometimes the problem is actually quite simple to fix and dialing that number is just as good as flushing your money down the toilet. In order to help you become [...]
