Making the Most of Bathroom Shelving

Posted by HomeDesigner | Home Improvements | Saturday 21 November 2009 3:12 pm

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While many of us do have a tendency to be untidy at times, and have cluttered areas around the home, mostly we manage to keep bathrooms relatively neat and tidy. That is nothing to praise ourselves for. Of course, bathrooms are usually smaller than other rooms with less need for storage space.

Bathrooms can, though, get untidy, and that is when to go searching for additional shelving or cabinets. For most of us, having a bath or shower should be a relaxing time. It can be frustrating to find your shampoo or soap out of reach when you need it, and it can spoil your bath.

At other times you are in a bit of a rush, such as with an early morning shave, not being able to put your hand immediately on the razor and shaving foam can get the day off to a bad start. The tidiniess of the bathroom affects everyone who uses it each day, and if it is messy it can influence the mood you are in. Being able to get it organized properly is well worth the effort.

The family need to be disciplined to make the most of bathroom storage space. If that still leaves you with a bit of clutter, then some additional bathroom shelving of some sort may come to the rescue.

There are enough choices of corner units available to suit most people. Do not think you have to have a total refit. Matching sets of shelves and racks can do a great job in resolving your storage problems in the bathroom.

There are lots of choices that make use of powder coated metal, which is ideal in the bathroom. You can get long legged racks straddling the toilet with shelves above. Isn’t that convenient for you! There is also a wall shelf and floor standing unit to match.

If that is not sufficient, then corner shelves may come to the rescue. You’d be surpised how any room can be helped by one, and that includes bathroom and kids’ bedroom. Today we are so lucky, with such a massive choice of shelves for any room in the house. That, though, has not necessarily been the case always.

When your bathroom shelving is done and sorted, then how about setting about other shelves for the home?

Family Sauna Kit – What to know before you buy one

Posted by HomeDesigner | Home Improvements | Saturday 21 November 2009 3:11 pm

A family sauna is a great place for family bonding and for relaxation. It’s no wonder that more and more families are installing saunas in their home.

Buying the right sauna requires knowing a few things first…

First of all, do you want a traditional or an infrared sauna? If you’re not sure about the difference, this is something you’ll want to know before you buy a family sauna kit.

Here are some other important things you’ll need to know to make the right choice…

What Size Do You Need?

This one is pretty obvious… Before you buy a family sauna kit, you need to know how many people your sauna needs to be able to hold.

2 to 4 people? 10 or more? Of course, you also have to know if the space you’re considering for your sauna will be big enough.

This leads us to…

Outside or Indoors?

If it’s indoors, you’ll need to know that the size of the sauna you want will fit the space you’re considering.

If you want your sauna outdoors, you can set it up in your front or back yard, patio, or poolside if you have a pool.

Before you consider outdoor placement, check your local building codes first. You may need to obtain a permit before you set up an outdoor sauna.

What Kind Of Kit?

This is something you’ll want to give thought to…

There are pre-cut sauna kits and there are modular sauna kits.

So what’s the difference?

Pre-cut sauna kits include all the necessary components to assemble a full size sauna.

Pre-cut sauna kits cost less than modular sauna kits, but you’ll need to have some handyman skills or you’ll need to hire someone to assemble your sauna.

You’ll have to frame up your own walls and provide your own insulation.

Assembly instructions are included when you purchase, but you’ll still need some moderate carpentry skills or good aptitude for piecing things together.

Pre-built sauna kits are much easier to assemble than pre-cut kits, but they do cost more as a result.

In addition to being easy to assemble, an advantage they have over pre-cut kits is they’re easy to relocate. If you want to move your sauna to a different spot, piece of cake…

You will simply detach the panels and then reattach them at the new location.

Pre-cut kits don’t offer that kind of portability.

Read more about home saunas, sauna benefits and buying a family sauna

How to Fill Holes in Wood Houses as You Prep to Paint

Posted by HomeDesigner | Home Improvements | Friday 13 November 2009 7:11 am

Repairing Holes in Wood before You Paint then Sand

Homeowners would enjoy it if a wooden house did not require much more than minimal house repair. Only caulk and scrape a bit, put down some sheeting for paint drips, and apply a few coats of durable house paint.

Maintaining your house is more difficult. Instead, one almost always has to fix the wooden facings of your home.

My property required a lot more be done. The galvanized metal of my original roof did not go to the edge and enabled the water to soak the facing board under the gutter. As the years passed, these facing boards became rotten and the paint fell away.

This repair I wanted to do on my own. I was sure that standard compounds to fill wood would do the job.

My friend down the block repaired his wooden home many weekends to control rot from termites. This guy’s work quality held up very well. I asked him his secret.

Use Bondo to Fill Wood and Use Cordless Wood Working Power Tools to Finish Sanding

He said an experienced handyman suggested to him that automobile filler called Bondo to patch cracks in the wood. To learn more look at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bondo_(putty)

I knew how Bondo worked on cars. This auto filler was heavy and durable. It permitted sanding and lathing. When he brought up using this auto filler, I instantly knew that this was the right answer.

Using Bondo, the method is to do the job in layer after layer with thick layers at the outset and less material thereafter. You can even form shapes with molds, if you use wood molding and wax paper. To prep for painting by sanding just use one of the many wood power tools that can sand quickly.

If you have a wooden deck, you could also use Bondo to fix splits in the surface of a wood deck design. It comes in handy, when you are resurfacing redwood decks.

Consider that Bondo has a distinctive light reddish color and this will be obvious, when using a light colored water sealant on a wooden deck. If you want to waterproof a wooden deck after patching with Bondo, just cover it with prime and painting.

Also you don’t have to look for an auto parts store to get Bondo. Just look for Bondo at Lowes or Home Depot. You probably would also like to know that my house wood fixing job has not shrunk at all over the years.