Today, this gross and smelly kitchen becomes Kitchen Stadium! But on this version of Iron Chef, we do not have a theme ingredient. We have a theme power tool! Witness the stunning culinary prowess as our Iron Chefs create a traditional American comfort food using only a Pro-Line Heat Gun!!! (It’s Iron Chef meets […]

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I have been wanting to get a heat gun and start stripping the woodwork in our house.  Several people have said that I HAVE to get a respirator mask if I’m going to do that, so I went shopping around on Ebay today and here’s what I ended up buying:
 A 1500W 2 Speed Motor Heat […]

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We bought a whole bunch of tools at Ace Hardware’s 20% off sale!
They came in a cool carrying bag.

We got a circular saw…

A work light…

A reciprocating saw…

A drill…

A jigsaw…

Two rechargeable batteries that fit all the tools, a charger, and a hand held vacuum cleaner.
While we were there we also bought a 16′ extending ladder, a […]

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Day two and amazingly our team came back! Craig must be a glutton for punishment, because he stuck with us at the house from 9am to just after 5pm! I could barely keep up with him!
I started my day at 7:30, which was admittedly difficult after being at the house until just after midnight the […]

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Since we’re going to be so busy the rest of this summer working on our new old house, Brandon and I made it a point to go up to Clear Lake this weekend and work on our other house. We did some outdoor jobs that we’ve been putting off too long. Brandon mowed the grass […]

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