My husband is very interested in surveillance cameras. He plans on installing a set as soon as our budget will allow. His reasons include keep an eye on the kids, keep an eye on our property, and make sure the obnoxious neighbors don't trespass. This type of surveillance is important to me because we moved our bedroom to a different floor and the baby monitor seems to be working, I'm a little nervous for what the future holds (teenagers)! This could possible earn us an insurance discount and increase our peace of mind.
The 4 camera home surveillance system seems to be perfect. This is supposedly the hottest selling system they supply, I can see why. The price seems decent enough, $279 for 4 indoor/ outdoor cameras, DVR PCI card, 4 cables, 4 power adapters and an installation CD (who needs that?!). You can even review the feed remotely, nanny cam anyone! This system has the ability to view 1 real time feed or 2 to 4 non real time feeds. I'd just have to find an open PC slot, hmm, interesting!
There are a variety of 4 camera security systems available. From professional, business, bullet or dome cameras, 30 FPS to 120 FPS. The systems can be expanded to meet your needs. Sun Security located in Florida, offers a 100% one year warranty against defective materials and workmanship. Or a full refund within 30 days if you aren't satisfied with their system.
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Monday, July 21, 2008
Painting the Money Pit
We began with the front porch 2 years ago and that's where it had ended. I was going to get to the side porches but just didn't.
But in prep of getting the hot tub from my parents house I had to fill the cracks in the block foundation of the side porch and painted it. So I just kept going.
I am hoping to get the lower part done this year all the way around, including the 2 other porches, at least as far up as I can reach. Not sure if we'll get the paint sprayer I want or not, but either way I'll get to what I can.
I was the one up on the ladder! I had to scrape off the old nasty peeling paint under the gutters. Of course being on a ladder is why there is only a little patch done! As you can see we still haven't finished the siding from replacing the window. I just didn't want to put up what was there, but I think I'm going to have to give in.
This hole has been next to the basement door since who knows when, long before we bought the house. It looked like there had been several patch attempts but not with the right stuff, so we picked up a bag of morter mix & hubby spent an hour "doing it right." At least what we think is right & looks nice. The next step will be to build up the rest and paint! The hole went all the way through along the door
But in prep of getting the hot tub from my parents house I had to fill the cracks in the block foundation of the side porch and painted it. So I just kept going.
I am hoping to get the lower part done this year all the way around, including the 2 other porches, at least as far up as I can reach. Not sure if we'll get the paint sprayer I want or not, but either way I'll get to what I can.
I was the one up on the ladder! I had to scrape off the old nasty peeling paint under the gutters. Of course being on a ladder is why there is only a little patch done! As you can see we still haven't finished the siding from replacing the window. I just didn't want to put up what was there, but I think I'm going to have to give in.
This hole has been next to the basement door since who knows when, long before we bought the house. It looked like there had been several patch attempts but not with the right stuff, so we picked up a bag of morter mix & hubby spent an hour "doing it right." At least what we think is right & looks nice. The next step will be to build up the rest and paint! The hole went all the way through along the door
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Cool sites for DIY Women !
How To:
Mrs. Fixit
Be Jane
Right tools for the job:
Barbara K
The prettiest toolbox ever!!!
Tom Boy Tools My kind of "party" based business!
Mrs. Fixit
Be Jane
Right tools for the job:
Barbara K
The prettiest toolbox ever!!!
Tom Boy Tools My kind of "party" based business!
Monday, February 25, 2008
DIY 2008 Inside the Home Builders Show
Wish I could find it on the website to link to it! There were so many cool new products discussed on the show! Like the flat wire you can use to hard wire a sconce in place with out having to rip up the wall, the twisted wrench so you could get more torque out of it, my fave was the cordless drill powered scaffold mover. Not sure what the weight limit was on it, but wouldn't that just be cool, no more up & down!
We picked up a pneumatic nailer kit & air compressor. I'll have pics to add later. Hubby was testing out the framing nailer & apparently it is quiet handy...
We also attended a local Home & garden show this weekend. It was OK. Most of the vendors were selling patio stones or cheap windows. We talked to a lot of the window guys, but I'm not sure we should have! The windows we need replaced all seem to be a hair larger than the ones they offer for their "show" price. Besides the fact that 75% of the draft comes in around the windows & not through them I'm not sure just going with replacements will help us in the long run. We did talk to some srpay foam insulators, we are looking to utilize that product in our crawl spaces, they are quiet drafty!
We picked up a bunch of seeds & some peat pots for the garden & set the planting dates, now I just need to prepare the pots & find an area that will be warm & safe! So far we have Beefsteak tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, lemon cucumbers, jalapeno peppers, green peppers, sweet peppers, zucchini, pumpkin, lettuce, carrots, sunflowers, beans, peas, watermelon, pole beans, & corn. Not sure if I missed anything, but I'm sure I did!!!
Hubby started to insulate the duct work. We had started this project last year with the intention of buying a pack of insulation everytime we went to the Home store. But... I guess we forgot! We picked up 3 packages today & wrapped the ducts above the furnace & the long duct to our son's room. Next time we will wrap the duct to our room I think.
Now that we have the nailers & warmer weather may be just around the corner I am hoping to get the bathroom finished downstairs. We still need to finish installing the trim. I am prepainting it, so really we are waiting on me! And the cabinet hubby is going to build so I will have storage for stuff like towels, I know it's a novel idea for a bathroom!!!
That's about all that's going on in THIS old house!!!
We picked up a pneumatic nailer kit & air compressor. I'll have pics to add later. Hubby was testing out the framing nailer & apparently it is quiet handy...
We also attended a local Home & garden show this weekend. It was OK. Most of the vendors were selling patio stones or cheap windows. We talked to a lot of the window guys, but I'm not sure we should have! The windows we need replaced all seem to be a hair larger than the ones they offer for their "show" price. Besides the fact that 75% of the draft comes in around the windows & not through them I'm not sure just going with replacements will help us in the long run. We did talk to some srpay foam insulators, we are looking to utilize that product in our crawl spaces, they are quiet drafty!
We picked up a bunch of seeds & some peat pots for the garden & set the planting dates, now I just need to prepare the pots & find an area that will be warm & safe! So far we have Beefsteak tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, lemon cucumbers, jalapeno peppers, green peppers, sweet peppers, zucchini, pumpkin, lettuce, carrots, sunflowers, beans, peas, watermelon, pole beans, & corn. Not sure if I missed anything, but I'm sure I did!!!
Hubby started to insulate the duct work. We had started this project last year with the intention of buying a pack of insulation everytime we went to the Home store. But... I guess we forgot! We picked up 3 packages today & wrapped the ducts above the furnace & the long duct to our son's room. Next time we will wrap the duct to our room I think.
Now that we have the nailers & warmer weather may be just around the corner I am hoping to get the bathroom finished downstairs. We still need to finish installing the trim. I am prepainting it, so really we are waiting on me! And the cabinet hubby is going to build so I will have storage for stuff like towels, I know it's a novel idea for a bathroom!!!
That's about all that's going on in THIS old house!!!
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Can't believe I'm writing this...
Not because I think there is anything wrong with these, but hey I'm a chick!
I guess if I were looking for such a thing I'd go to a site like Enlargement World Reviews.
The extender review was especially interesting. Again, chick here! So I won't be cliche & say it doesn't matter to us, ok so maybe a little, but a very little. I can think a a few products that wouldn't cost the $300 that could help greatly. Bottle of wine (or 2)...
I really have been amazed at the popularity of the "male enhancement" pill phenomenon. I'd check out sites like male enhancement reviews before I ingested something. But then I read somewhere that the Japanese have a "female" enhancing cookie. So to each his or her own!!!
I guess if I were looking for such a thing I'd go to a site like Enlargement World Reviews.
The extender review was especially interesting. Again, chick here! So I won't be cliche & say it doesn't matter to us, ok so maybe a little, but a very little. I can think a a few products that wouldn't cost the $300 that could help greatly. Bottle of wine (or 2)...
I really have been amazed at the popularity of the "male enhancement" pill phenomenon. I'd check out sites like male enhancement reviews before I ingested something. But then I read somewhere that the Japanese have a "female" enhancing cookie. So to each his or her own!!!
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