In this article, we are talking about Raccoon problem in your backyard. How to prevent these wild creatures from pooping and peeing on your patio furniture is what I want to focus on. If you Google for a solution, I am pretty sure you have seen some of these before, namely cayenne pepper, coffee grind,…
In this article, we are talking about how to change the winter tires like a Pro. There are so many Tesla video out there, but many of them don’t give you the complete picture or they have enough technical details of changing tires. I have been changing my own tires and also on my family…
I bought a cheap $30 U.S Japanese wooden hand plane Kanna (鉋), it is designed for general carpentry. The opening of the mouth is a bit large, I am going to use a piece of hardwood floor plank to fix it. Just fixing the opening is not enough to make it into a smoothing plane,…
Before fixing the extension cords, I am going to show you how dangerous it can be if you don’t understand the Physics behind it. I can tell you I had very bad experience with my central vac., it burned the plastic housing. It didn’t happen in just one day, it happened over the years. That’s…
Problem: You have a 240V 14-50 receptacle in your garage but the Tesla mobile charging cable is not long enough. Then, you read the Tesla official manual, it tells you NOT TO USE any extension cable for the 32A mobile charger. I am going to show you how to install mine, you have to understand…
There are so many articles and videos out there talking about furnace water leaking but many of them are related to air conditioning or it’s because of the stupid drain hose is blocked. None of them helped. If you have the water leaking problem on a high efficiency furnace when the heat is on, this…
Many of us have rain barrel to collect water for gardening, but a lot of us don’t use the full potential of the rain barrel. In this article, I am going to show you how to use an old desktop power supply and transform your rain barrel. It’s GREEN to “upcycle” the junk electronics and…
This is an inspirational article dedicated to all DIY weekend warriors, this is not for professional landscapers. I just want to inspire you, almost everything around your house is DIYable! As part of the DIY Deck Azek series, I am going to show you how to transport rocks and boulders you bought from the hardscape…
This is Azek Deck series, this time I am going to show you how to install the Thomas&Betts Leviton Red Dot Deck Grommet like a PRO. The Red Dot deck grommet is less than $12 CAD ($10 US) at your local hardware store. But there is one problem, it’s designed for composite and wooden deck,…
In this article, I am showing you how to make a ground anchor using basic material from your local hardware store, it’s cheap to make and it only costs around $3.00 CAD each. There are many similar products such as “earth anchor” or “ring anchor”, but none of them are simple as this. It can…