Home Remodeling
Another Layer of Paint (HDR)
| 2 viewsIn part 1 I told how we scratched chalk from ceilings and removed old wallpapers, in part 2 I showed how I applied base layer of white paint and did some photography tricks. Today I applied second…
Paint Job - White ceiling, white walls
| 1 viewsToday I'm continuing works in second floors room. Yesterday we did a wallpaper removal and chalk scratching thing. Today is the right time to apply base layer of fresh paint for ceilings. I had an…
Removing Wallpaper in Second Floors Room
| 3 viewsFinally we have moved to indoor works, and this time we started with a room I haven't covered yet - a little room in second floor with a stove. We still don't have any idea what this room will be at…
Scythe VS String Trimmer (Then and Now)
| 7 viewsAbout a year ago I had a chance to try out an old school tool called a scythe (back at these days, all I had at our newly inherited rural house). The grass were growing as crazy as it could, and I…
Veggie Garden In Handmade Wooden Boxes
| 4 viewsAbout a year ago we planted first plants in used wooden boxes (the drawers), see: Our First Veggie Garden: Planting Plants in Boxes .This year we (not me actually) decided to construct boxes by our …
Planting an Apple Tree (Doch Melbi / Daughter Melbi / Дочь Мелбы)
| 2 viewsRecently I introduced my dear readers with Edward The Brush cutter, today allow me to introduce you with a new sort of an apple tree we planted in our rural house as part of home remodeling works.…
Burning Branches
| 1 viewsFew days ago we did the Big Spring tree and branches trimming, we were left with many piles of branches, the only reasonable solution to get rid of them - burn them. We waited for overcast day and…
Edward The Brushcutter AW-BC620TH Trimmer
| 29 viewsMeet Edward, our newest team member to help us out in our home remodeling works. I first met Edward at local DEPO DIY store in Liepāja, Latvia. The sales person wanted me to buy a Jasper, as Jasper…
The Big Spring Cleanup Part 2 - Trimming Trees and Branches
| 1 viewsAfter the successful Big Spring cleanup of territory surrounding our rural house, and after masonry works with chimney it was time to get rid of old and broken branches. Frankly speaking I thought…
Repairing Old Brick Chimney
| 1 viewsOn April 20, 2016 we completely changed a top of our brick chimney at our rural country house. It was not planned actually to change all top of chimney, just to add two rows of bricks. Thus after a…