Category Archives: home improvement

BEACH CONDO

  By Dr Saxe | February 3, 2012 - 6:55 pm | Associates, entertainment, family, Finance, home improvement, internet/computers
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Thanks for the guest post by Jonathan Curtis

We ended up getting good clear internet deals and they are going to be installing it into our new vacation home next week. We have always wanted a beach house and have just gotten to the point where we are going to be able to afford one. My husband and I both love the beach. I wish that we had been able to afford one sooner, but now is a great time because our kids are becoming teenagers and already don’t want to spend their extra time with Mom and Dad. Anything that we can do to get them to “hang” with us is worth it. We have already gotten them to agree to spend the summer at the condo. I am going to stay for the majority of the summer and my husband is going to come every weekend. The kids are going to be allowed to invite a friend or two. The good thing is that it is only about two hours from our house, so it is a very quick and easy drive there. I just can’t wait!

Kitchen Remodeling Raleigh

  By Dr Saxe | January 23, 2012 - 4:13 pm | business, Finance, home improvement, technology
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Remodeling the kitchen has been on my to do list for some time now and I think that the time has come for me to seriously get on board with this task. I am pretty good with tools and the like but I think that I would be much better off to find the perfect kitchen remodeling raleigh area company to come in and do the job and get it done right. It isn’t a huge project but big enough to make me shy away from taking it on all on my own at this point.

When it’s all said and done I’ll be taking and posting pictures here for all to see.

Tools You Can Use

  By Dr Saxe | December 29, 2011 - 9:52 pm | home improvement
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Guys have to keep a certain amount of tools and guys stuff around for repairs and maintenance. Chicks who live alone should keep some basics around, too. If I was just moving into my own place for the first time, I would buy a good sizes plastic toolbox from Walmart and put some basic items in it:

  • 2 or 3 screwdrivers in different lengths that are flat head
  • 2 or 3 screwdrivers that are phillips head
  • a roll of duct tape
  • a roll of black electrical tape
  • an adjustable wrench or wrench set
  • a hammer
  • a heavy duty extension cord
  • a flashlight with extra batteries

That would be a good start. You can add to it as things come up.

Family Festivities Moved Outside

  By Dr Saxe | November 26, 2011 - 3:06 pm | entertainment, family, Food, home improvement, technology, weather
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We really couldn’t have asked for better weather on Thanksgiving day this year, 69 degrees is generally unheard of for this type of year. It was so nice out that at the last minute we decided to move all the festivities, including the massive dinner, outside. My folks have a great set up for events such as this, with a great porch, lined with their numerous gorgeous Adirondack chairs and Picnic Tables that they can utilize and enjoy all most all year round.

The kids played all most the entire time on the playground equipment that they always keep in top notch condition for the dozens of grandchildren, grandnephews and grandnieces that are always so appreciative of them providing for their entertainment when visiting. While the parents, or who ever else is in charge of supervising this crowd of youngsters can sit on various Park Benches that they have had strategically installed throughout the entire yard for people’s comfort.

Each year we seem to be having more kids attend these family dinners, so all of my parent’s work in making their place very family/kid friendly pays off time and time again. They really enjoy the little ones and they want to make sure that they are kept busy and kept safe during their visits.

Backsplash Issues

  By Dr Saxe | October 21, 2011 - 9:38 am | Associates, business, home improvement, shopping, technology
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It amazes me that the majority of homes that I have the opportunity to visit do not have a backsplash installed behind the kitchen sink, especially the older homes that I see. I can’t imagine not having my backsplash tile in my kitchen, so much water get splashed from the faucet that everything would get soaking wet and the damage would be tremendous, not to mention the mold that could possibly grow from all of the moisture. That would be disastrous considering how allergic I am to mold. I found that out the hard way and I wouldn’t wish that on anyone.

My mother had a piece of see through plastic installed on the wall behind her kitchen sink and her stove in order to protect the paint and the wallpaper in her kitchen. It didn’t look all that great but it did the trick all right. Now a days there are a lot of choices for backsplash issues for home owners to pick from such as the ones found at Caayu.com. Check them out some time and see what they are all about.