Category: Home Improvement

  • Nothing holds like a rusty nail.

    Part 2 of this bathroom redo. Here’s the link to the first part with some before pictures: https://www.thomashepburn.ca/2018/02/peelandstick/ The problem is not all the nails are rusty. This old style plank subfloor was nailed down without glue. The trouble is that you get nail pop which leads to squeaky floors. It’s unusual to see diagonal…

  • The Story of RRRx

    After the second, or third, drug-fueled carpentry remodels, this little house confused most people simply wanting to use the bathroom.

  • Peel-and-Stick Tiles

    Okay people I normally don’t put crap on Instagram but There it went… Re-doing this bathroom in Blackthorn. What’s wrong with it? Let me tell you: the floor is done with peel and stick plastic tiles. They installed vanity but were too lazy to pull out the old tiles which didn’t line up with the…

  • Getting Paid On Time

    In case you haven’t heard, there’s a slump in the oil prices around my neck of the woods. Alberta, Canada that is. Frankly I haven’t a clue what the prices are doing around the world. It’s been quite a while since I was working directly in the oil patch. My go-to source was “The DOB”,…

  • The Coldest Day

    It is the coldest it has been this winter. My saw is alone on the frozen landscape. Tonight it is expected to get down to minus 32degrees celsuis. I am glad I have all my cuts done for this job.

  • Project By Pictures

    That’s it.  Just a bunch of pictures showing the patio before and after the paving stones are laid down.  The retaining wall still has not been finished.  The cap stones are natural Siltstones from a field just 8 miles away.  It’s rare to find siltstone formations around here but we did.