Category: Cottage Project

  • Encapsulating Cutback – Tar Like Adhesive

    Encapsulating Cutback – Tar Like Adhesive

    If you are a handyman, renovator, or DIY’er, you have probably encountered a black, tar like, adhesive used for vinyl tile in the past. This stuff appears pretty nasty and probably is.  In cases where I am removing something that might contain asbestos or nasty chemicals that are no longer legal, I use quite a…

  • Small Bathroom Renovation and Remodeling Options

    Small Bathroom Renovation and Remodeling Options

    Do you have a very small bathroom and want to make efficient use of the space?  I do. I have a bath that is 6′ x 5′.  Obviously, this is a very small space for a 3 fixture bathroom.  However, there are some great options to squeeze all of your fixtures into this space.  …

  • Building Custom Kitchen Cabinets

    Building Custom Kitchen Cabinets

    My wife and I had a wonderful trip planned on our 15th anniversary.  We were going to head to IKEA and purchase materials (cabinets, countertop, portable island) for our cottage kitchen.  Since the closest IKEA is a few hours away, I called ahead to be sure the items were available. Boy, am I glad that…

  • Window Seat Wall Unit Project

    Window Seat Wall Unit Project

    Update June 26, 2012: Our window seat wall unit project is complete and fully functional.  I wish the photo would have included the nice array of back pillows along the bench, but that will undoubtedly show up in a future post about the cottage project. The following is a simple photo log of our window…

  • Painting Wood Floors

    Painting Wood Floors

    In our latest project (Lake Erie Cottage) we decided to pull back the layers of flooring that existed and see what we would find.  The cottage was very well built in the late 1940’s so my hope is that we would find a hardwood underneath that would be suitable to paint.  My fear was that…