Front door–New Lock, Repair and Paint

Posted on June 2, 2020February 19, 2021 by jrblack Leave a comment

One more unplanned project in the year of Covid-19. Mid May, our deadbolt lock on our front door simply fell apart, the cylinder came our and locking tumblers fell out. Our front door never closed real well for many years and maybe the tension or pressure put on the deadbolt was too much. The door, […]... Read More

New Washing Machine

Posted on May 24, 2020February 19, 2021 by jrblack Leave a comment

A few days after our oven door hinge broke, our washing machine started making and awful loud noise. I attempted to determine what was wrong and diagnose the problem. Based on my findings, reading online and watching other washing machine videos, I figured I needed a new center shaft agitator kit. But in further exploration […]... Read More

New Convection Oven

Posted on May 22, 2020February 19, 2021 by jrblack Leave a comment

Well, as luck would have it, just after getting started on our new patio, a hinge broke to our top oven door of our double oven. Well, least we had the lower oven to use while we decide what to do. Oven replacement hinges are about $65. Not too bad, but how long are the […]... Read More

New Patio Project

Posted on May 12, 2020February 19, 2021 by jrblack Leave a comment

For the past few years we have been considering what to do with the space between some trees in our backyard where the kids playhouse used to sit. Well with all our kids home during the pandemic with online classes, we decided to build a patio in that area. This space is often shaded in […]... Read More

Pool Closing and Black Snake

Posted on November 1, 2017February 19, 2018 by Jim Leave a comment

This weekend with help from Collin I closed up the pool for the winter. We found a surprise while pulling the cover out across the pool. A nearly 5ft Black Snake. ... Read More

Pool Chlorine Generator Maintenance

Posted on August 6, 2017 by Jim Leave a comment

This year’s surprise maintenance for the pool was for the Chlorine Generator. On the display, there is a No Flow indicator, and well, it turned on, actually, sometimes it was on, and sometimes it would go off. BUT, when the light was on, NO chlorine was generated… and well, this became a problem. I had […]... Read More

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