Category Archives: diy
Changing a Kitchen Faucet
Our old kitchen faucet was becoming more of a sprinkler; the button that switched from stream to spray had broken. Here what it looked like: The first step in replacing a faucet is to shut off the water supply. This … Continue reading
Roofing: Installing Certainteed Flintastic Roof Cap
Previous Post: Installing the Underlayment Here’s the finished product. The Certainteed Flintastic roof cap looks great! Very easy to apply. I just cut the strips on the deck, then carried each one up to the roof. The peel and stick … Continue reading
Roofing: Installing CertainTeed Flintastic Underlayment
Previous Post: Sheathing a Roof I spent the weekend installing the underlayment on my new laundry room roof. The first step was to add a cant strip along the wall of the house, which the previous roofer hadn’t bothered to … Continue reading
Roofing: Sheathing a Roof
Previous Post: Removing Old Asphalt Shingles Following up on my last DIY story, I just finished replacing the rotten old sheathing with new plywood. It’s currently tarped and we are expecting rain in Vancouver. I found a supplier, The Roofing … Continue reading
Roofing: Removing Old Asphalt Shingles
I spent most of today removing the asphalt shingles from our laundry room roof. The laundry room was an extension built by the previous owner, enclosing part of a second floor deck. The roof has a very low slope (10:1), … Continue reading
Fixing a Short in the Wiring
One of the electrical circuits in the house stopped working, plunging half of one bedroom and all of another into darkness. I finally decided that, one way or another, I was going to fix it. Here’s what I did: First, … Continue reading
