
A former senior editor for DoItYourself.com, Justin spent years both as a writer/editor and working in the trades as a handyman, framer and installer of skylights. He's still active in his workshop, making things out of other things, like glowing whiskey bars, reclaimed redwood tables, knives out of horseshoes, lamps out of plumbing parts and a butler robot (WIP).
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Hot Topics: There's a Barn Swallow in My Bathroom Vent
This week, the Forum deals with baby birds....
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Hot Topics: When a New Repair Needs To Match an Old Texture
Making it match can be harder than making the repair....
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Hot Topics: This Bathroom's Peeling Paint Isn't a Moisture Problem
When paintjobs fail, a DIYer gets answers from the Forum....
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Hot Topics: Uncovered Some Strange Old Framing. Fix it?
What was code 100 years ago? (Hint: there was no code.)...
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Hot Topics: What Made This PEX Connection Pop?
Think of PEX as being made of vampire skin....
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Hot Topics: I Broke the Legs Off My Hutch - Now What?
This is why we like to use casters....
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Hot Topics: Does This Look Broken to You?
Did the installer break it, or did Mother Nature?...
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Hot Topics: What Is This and Why Is It Leaking?
Sometimes, updating one thing puts a spotlight on another....
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Hot Topics: This Woodpecker Keeps Attacking My House
Remember - they are protected by an international treaty....
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Hot Topics: The Stud Finder - Does It Do What It's Supposed To?
Knock, knock, knock, thunk, knock....
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Hot Topics: You Upcycled Pallets Into a Sofa - Now How Do You Protect It?
Don't think of it as a sofa, think of it as a boat....
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Hot Topics: What If Your DIYer Has Good Intentions but No Talent?
This drywall "repair" is going off the rails. Time to put your foot down....
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Hot Topics: When is an Unsupported Beam a Good Thing?
You might think the answer is "Never," but it's actually, "When it's a clue to an otherwise inv...
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Hot Topics: Old Drywall Looks Pretty Bad
Leave it as-is for that haunted house look....
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Hot Topics: Getting the Most Speed From Your Speed Bag
It's all about keeping your eye on the bag, or your bag on the eye....
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Hot Topics: Decorate With Stickers - Redecorate With a Scraper
Drywall + belt sander = bad idea...
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Hot Topics: First-Timer Tackles P-Trap
It's easier than you think...
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Hot Topics: Pouring Concrete Isn't Hard, But You Still Have to Do It Right
Do the best job you can, in the aggregate...
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Hot Topics: Recirculator Pump Shouldn't Be On Fire
It's the water you want hot, not the pump...
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Hot Topics: Really Big Hole in the Wall
And maybe try journaling...
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Hot Topics: Finally Putting the Snow Blower Up
Be nice to it and it could last a lifetime...
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Hot Topics: HOA Complaint is Your Plumbing Problem
Get on their good side....
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Hot Topics: Improving Your Axe
Nice axe....
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Hot Topics: Did a Lizard Lay an Egg in This Light?
Nature finds a way....
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Hot Topics: There's a Corroded Battery Stuck in My Flashlight
What to do when a tiny lasso doesn't work....
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Hot Topics: Dry Time Accelerant is an Accelerant?
You're going to need a bucket of steam to put that out....
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Hot Topics: Don't Tread on the Basement Stairs
Just because it''s steel doesn''t mean it''s safe....
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Hot Topics: A GI DIY Deck Roof - In Afghanistan
Thank you for your service, Hamlet Dubois....
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Hot Topics: Take This Thing off My Spigot
You're going to need a saw....
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Hot Topics: Keep this Gargoyle Safe for the Winter
We are defenders of the night, we are Gargoyles!...
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Hot Topics: Wait - Don't Cut That Truss
Back away from the saw....
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Hot Topics: Happy With This Concrete Pour?
Seriously? Don't pay this guy....
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Hot Topics: Deck Build Second Opinion
And it's ugly too....
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Hot Topics: Wow, That Pipe Broke Easy
This week, sometimes you demo more than you mean to....
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Hot Topics: You Got Spray Foam on My Car
This week, why would someone do that?...
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Hot Topics: Hack Your Window Air Conditioner
This week, the Forum extends the range of your window A/C...
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Hot Topics: Ancient "Caulk" Between the Deck Boards
This week, the Forum seals the gaps with tall-ship technology....
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Hot Topics: Climatizing Question
This week, the Forum puts its foot down on a new floor....
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Hot Topics: Gate Hanging Dilemma
This week, the Forum keeps your gates from sagging....
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Hot Topics: Springtime Snowblowing
This week...... Seriously? This is April. The forum is still solving snowblower issues?...
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Hot Topics: Fixing Your Drywall Miscalculations
This week, the forum fills in the gaps in your wall, and in your math....
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Hot Topics: Antique Lock Out
This week, the forum weighs in on some olde-timey security....
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Hot Topics: Ants!
This week, the approach of spring brings unwelcome visitors....
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Hot Topics: Radon Abatement Works How?
Invisible and odorless, so how do you know it's working?...
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Hot Topics: Leaking Shower Not a Plumbing Problem
The forum helps a confused homeowner get to the bottom of the issue....
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Hot Topics: Re-Hanging a Heavy Door
This week, the forum helps a reader put the pieces back in place....
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Hot Topics: Icicles, Icicles, Icicles
The DIY forum is dripping with ice. Here's what to do about it....
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Hot Topics: Steam Boiler, Cold Water
A new weekly column goes inside the forums to see what's got DIYers talking....
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Hot Topics: Garage Door Opener Mod
A new weekly column goes inside the forums to see what's got DIYers talking....
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How to Install a Terrace Garden
Make a sloped hill less sheer with ground cover or a garden....