John C Woolsey, LEED AP » How to http://www.johnwoolsey.net Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:26:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 DIY | Too Many Ideas http://www.johnwoolsey.net/2009/10/14/diy-too-many-ideas/ http://www.johnwoolsey.net/2009/10/14/diy-too-many-ideas/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:09:21 +0000 John http://www.johnwoolsey.net/?p=456 Lately I do three things: Work, Family & everything that goes with that, and home improvement.  Mostly the house is good to go.  In fact, when we bought it in December it was turn-key.  All the work had to be done outside.  The place had been empty for almost 2 years and the abundant yard was showing it.  Not long after we moved in I started with all the things I needed to do as well as wanted to do.  I have learned 2 things along the way.  One: You can do almost anything if you put your mind to it and Two: Most DIY websites don’t have a really good explanation of whats going on in their projects – leaving you to put a lot of the missing pieces together on your own.

I always think, “Someone should put up an article with better pictures or more detailed explanation.”  Well, I am going to start putting up my own how to’s or DIY articles that revolve around projects I have done or want to do.  I don’t think I can do a better DIY article than the other sites, but I think I can help others fill in the gaps that are left by the DIY television shows and free articles online.

I’ll start with a dry field stone wall or planter.  Stay tuned.

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