Sharon Lee

Guessing makes two-tone walls a DIY-er’s weakness. Most people grab a tape measure (hold it up at chest level, yeah, that’s how you know!), and … Read more

Remember that time you hung a picture only to find it crooked? And then you sat down only to bash your head on the picture … Read more

So, here’s what you may think: I can hang a shelf with screws, so I can hang a wardrobe with those same screws. Wrong. Furniture … Read more

This is the Drywall Corner Bead Calculator. If a room is out of square, then no amount of three-hour-long taping will prevent a ridge from … Read more

When you finally go to build that tall wardrobe, it’s scary. The instructions has warnings about tipping over. There is also a little plastic baggie … Read more

The same goes with deciding how tall to make your two tone walls… it seems obvious when you’re just looking at a blank slate. Then … Read more

Now that you’ve got sheet down, it’s time to start laying it out, but lo and behold, you realize you were being overly optimistic in … Read more

The job of measuring out a house for cavity wall insulation sounds straightforward enough. There are four walls, and I reckon they are all the … Read more

Pipe insulation is to most people what roll of tape is to most homeowners: Measure once, cut one strip, and pray it’s long enough. More … Read more

Most roof leaks occur at a seam where flashing has failed to do its job; water enters through the weakest part of the seam. A … Read more