Wrapping your trees and plants for winter/snow protection is very important, especially for those fragile species. The proper way is to use the metal stakes to form a shield so that the weight of the snow won’t damage the branches, never wrap the burlap directly on the plant. Generally speaking burlap wraps are very ugly,…
My wife bought a Nissan Leaf, that’s how this project got started. I had to put other DIY projects on hold and worked. It was not too difficult if you have worked on electrical related projects. If you have not, I recommend you to hire a professional electrician. 80% Circuit Breaker Rule – NEC Sec.…
I bought a Honda Ridgeline. This project was inspired by many other DIY wooden snow plow (back hitch) projects on Internet, so I decided to make one myself using 3/4″ plywood, 2×4, 2×6, 4×4 and other basic materials found in local hardware store. Taking advantage of the 2″ back hitch of my 2017 Honda Ridgeline,…
Roasting coffee in winter is pretty challenging, when the temperature drops below 0c (32F) it is extremely hard to reach 500F for 2nd crack (at least for my Fresh Roast SR700). You would NOT want to do it in your kitchen, trust me. So this is an alternative way to contain the roaster and divert…
Android box is awesome but it cannot replace live TV on Antenna in my opinion. Watching live shows, Olympics/World cup and local news/weather are so convenient, also there is no way Android box can beat the respond speed of channel hopping, especially when you want to channel surf but you don’t exactly know what to…
This project was done 2 years ago indeed, but I just recently realized I did not blog about this. Here we go.. I guess I don’t have to go into details, everything was really simple. Anyone can do this as a weekend project if you have some basic tools like brad nailer, wood filler, sander…
I built a cat condo for our cats using plywood and carpet 8 years ago, I think it is time to upgrade. As I noticed that modern cat furniture design doesn’t use carpet anymore (similar to modern houses that use hardwood floors), so I am going to do the same with cat condo version 2.0.…
I bought a 12″ Aqua dynamic Frost free wall hydrant (with Anti-Siphon vacuum breaker) from local Home Depot and it took an afternoon on the weekend to do it. It was easy but I was stupid enough to buy the wrong parts (plumbing thread types), so in order to save time and not to drive…
We are planning to rent a car when travelling abroad, but I don’t want additional weight for the dashcam + huge suction cup. I do want to record everything in case of accident without adding weight to the luggage especially on a plane. So, why not make use of the (1) Phone and (2) Selfie…
I bought a box of 100 feet (30.5 m) 12 AWG cable (12/3) from Costco for other DIY projects, but I had a problem organizing the long and heavy cable. Looking up on the Internet, there are products out there to solve the exact problem (Reel-A-Pail/Quick Winder) but they are not cheap. Honestly speaking it’s…