Category Archives: Home Repair

Miscellaneous home repairs and improvements.

Du(h)ll mower blade

This picture could be right out of a textbook showing grass cut with a dull blade.  But it isn’t – it’s my lawn.  And it’s the same all over. While I don’t know much about lawn care (or at least … Continue reading

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Repairing Melnor Time-a-matic

Against the common recommendations, I leave the hoses (and the high side of the manifolds feeding various watering systems) in my yard under pressure all the time.  While it’s convenient to pick up the hose and spray, if a hose … Continue reading

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Oops – bad mulch

I just learned a little lesson about mulching. I’d finally gotten around to seeding the ugly 6′ circle of dirt and wood chips where the stump was ground out after a tree was removed from the front yard last fall.  … Continue reading

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Notes on DSL problem

My DSL internet connectivity via SBC/Yahoo/AT&T has been pretty good.  I’ve finally got some intelligence in the script that pings my ISP so it can power cycle the modem and router when it detects loss of connection, and I think … Continue reading

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Root hacking

There’s a big chunk of exposed tree root that rises above ground level enough that I’m afraid the mover is going to hit it every time I mow.  I finally cut it down a bunch. The original plan was to … Continue reading

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Chewed soaker feed hose

(This is the first of what will presumably be an ongoing series of small repairs and improvements around the house.  I’m not sure how to manage it:  individual posts per event?  One post for say watering system, one for sump … Continue reading

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