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Category: Home Repair

Here is where I put post about thing I fix around the house.

Plastic Welding... Lets Try Something New
General RepairsHome ProjectsHome Repair
2025-05-11

Plastic Welding… Lets Try Something New

I bought a $5 plastic welder set & tried it out. It melted along with the project! Still working on the Cottage lawnmower's broken discharge chute....

Vevor Weather Station Installation
GardenGeneral RepairsHome Projects
2025-04-22 Post a Comment

Vevor Weather Station Installation YT60234

I installed a Vevor Weather Station at the Cottage for 1/3 the price of my Ecowitt station, DO NOT RECOMMEND!...

Lets See What I Can Do With This Pile of JUNK
General RepairsHome ProjectsHome Repair
2025-03-23

Lets See What I Can Do With This Pile of JUNK

Today on What Are We Fixing Today, we're upcycling kitchen cast-offs into a functional pot & pan lid holder. Watch to see how we make JUNK into something useful...

Toilet Wax Ring Leak Fix
Home ProjectsHome RepairProduct Review
2025-03-09

Toilet Wax Ring Leak Fix

Fixing a leaky toilet flange in our master bathroom. Turns out I installed it wrong... 3+ years later! Time to fix it with a new Oatey Twist-N-Set Toilet flange....

Retiring the Cottage Saw of Death
General RepairsHome ProjectsHome Repair
2025-03-02

Retiring the Cottage Saw of Death

Up North, I'm saying goodbye to my trusty (and slightly temperamental) cottage saw! Time for a retiree to make way for a shiny new Sears Direct drive saw....

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Fix / Crafting my BasementGeneral RepairsHome Projects
2025-02-17

Bookcase Switcherydoo

Re-imagining the bookcase: swapping out a hide-a-bed for a Futon in our living room & installing Habitat for Humanity finds in my basement workshop....

Growing My Own Magnets Sorta
General RepairsHome ProjectsHome Repair
2025-02-17

Growing My Own Magnets Sorta

We'll be using our new LOTOS Plasma cutter to clean and flatten old hard drive magnets, then gluing them to my Pellet Stove's hopper to prevent jams from metal debris....

new Lotos cutter-welder from Technology Model LYPDC2000D
General RepairsHome ProjectsHome Repair
2025-02-17

Check Out My New Lotos Cutter – Welder

Check out my new Lotos cutter-welder, a birthday gift from the Boss! First test: cutting grid-wall and firebox shielding for my pellet stove. Cutting went surprisingly well, and stick welding is a breeze with this modern machine....

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General RepairsHome ProjectsHome Repair
2025-01-26

Rolling Cabinet Shelf

Building some rolling cabinet shelf drawers today for my Sweetie's Christmas Present. ...

Sports Helmet BirdHouse
General RepairsHome Craft ProjectsHome Projects
2025-01-24

Sports Helmet BirdHouse

Building some sports helmet birdhouse's and doing a tear-down on a broken chop saw or 2....

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Fix / Crafting my BasementGeneral RepairsHome Projects
2025-01-05

Fixin Her Drawers Again

Today we tackle another Honey-Do Day, fixing a 30-year-old drawer from our kitchen cabinets. Because let's face it, old houses need fixes....

destroying some hard drives
Home ProjectsHome RepairPellet Stoves
2025-01-02

Destroying Some Hard Drives!

Happy New Year! Today, we're kicking off with a DIY fix: making magnetic nail holders from old HDDs. Plus, we'll have Q&A - tune in to episode 137 of What Are We Fixing Today!...

Tuya Breaker Switch on Home Assistant
General RepairsHome Assistant / TasmotaHome Projects
2025-01-01

Tuya Breaker Switch on Home Assistant

Installing Tuya breaker switches - a simple solution for smart home control. Plus, a lesson learned about double-checking product compatibility!...

Tuya Lights in Home Assistant
General RepairsHome Assistant / TasmotaHome Projects
2024-11-17

Tuya Lights in Home Assistant

Tuya lights project for Home Assistant took all summer. Watch me install & fail at switching, then succeed....

BunkBed Assembly at the Cottage
General RepairsHome ProjectsHome Repair
2024-11-03

BunkBed Assembly at the Cottage

Join me as we assemble bunk beds at the Cottage - a step-by-step guide for a tricky DIY project....

GrandKids Build Project
General RepairsHome ProjectsHome Repair
2024-09-15

GrandKids Build Project

Join me on What Are We Fixing Today as I show you how easy it is to assemble the SPACELEAD Slim Storage Cart with my GrandKids!...

Lets Get This Tractor to Move Again
Automotive RepairHome ProjectsHome Repair
2024-09-01

Lets Get This Tractor to Move Again

Join me on 'What Are We Fixing Today' as I revive my trusty Alis Chalmers WD, a 10-year-old workhorse with some minor issues....

Let's Rescue a Stuck Boat Motor
General RepairsHome ProjectsHome Repair
2024-08-25

Let’s Rescue a Stuck Boat Motor

Stuck Boat Motor Mishap! Watch as I attempt to fix my Mom's old engine... the results are unexpected!...

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Home ProjectsHome RepairProduct Review
2024-08-18

Farm Tractor Tire Repair at Home

Join me on 'What Are We Fixing Today' as I tackle the challenge of fixing an old Allis Chalmers tire at home....

Air Compressor Hard Line & Maintenance
Fix / Crafting my BasementHome ProjectsHome Repair
2024-08-11

Air Compressor Hard Line & Maintenance

First maintenance & installing a PEX tubing hard line for our trusty air compressor!...

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