For as long as I can remember, I've been helping my father with one home improvement or wood working project or another. My father has taught me a lot, many times just by watching him.
When I had the opportunity to buy my own home, I didn't want a perfect house, but a house that had the potential to be perfect. Since moving in, I have completed three major home improvement projects.
I finished off another corner of the basement. I use this new room as an office, a workshop, and, well, a junk room mostly! It's where I keep my computer and the server. The DSL line also comes in here and is connected to the home network. I have an attachment for my desk that my reloading press attaches to for quick use.
I also remodeled the 50's style kitchen. I ripped out all of the old cabinets and stripped the outside walls to bare studs. Where the two double-hung windows were, there is now a sliding glass door that will lead to the deck once it is built. I insulated and finished the ouside walls. I installed all new cabinets and countertops and even relocated the sink. I finished the floor using Armstring Sliplock pre-finished laminate hardwood floor.
One of my latest large project was to build a backyard shed. It's rather large at 10' x 8', but I needed it in order to clear out the clutter that was building up in the garage. It gave me an excuse to buy a new tool that I have always wanted, a pneumatic nailer and compressor. I used it again the following summer to build my deck. I also want to get a smaller nailer to help me with smaller woodworking projects.