DIY – Fix It 'Til It's Broke

New House 3: Modeling and Ideas

Modeling the new house in Sweet Home 3D to understand the layout, then spitballing ideas for renovations, testing out colors and textures, etc.

Remediating an annoying neighbor light pollution situation on the cheap, at least until the permanent fix is feasible.

The dryer receptacle in the new house tried to kill us, so it got replaced with the new hotness.

I’m back after a hiatus. We moved into a temporary apartment, bought a house, and sold a house. But we’re finally sessile again.

Convert a Skutt KM1027-3 kiln from 3-phase power, to more common single phase 240V power with surprisingly few tools and parts.

Fixing a slightly broken Skutt-1027 kiln, and saving myself ~$400 in parts in the process.

3D printing a fan duct, in order to pump dry air into an enclosed space following some water damage in the home.

Realizing that my fireplace has nothing behind it but wood and siding. Then adding lots of insulation 48 hours before a winter storm.

Logging data in the home, to make an informed decision about adding insulation or not to a room that’s thermally underperforming.

Putting lipstick on a harbor freight pig, with questionable levels of success.