So here I’ve been thinking he’s been doing this big difficult thing for me every time he puts in a new light, going all out of his way and doing me a big favor.

Yup, the deck looks good with the dog on it.OK, it can stay..

So here’s what we did:.-Took down the old ramp and set aside the wood for future use.. -Built the stairs and all the new railings out of the old ramp.. -Realized that the deck still felt too small because there was no way to fit a table and BBQ on it.. -Solved that problem!.-Spent like $3 on everything.

(Major exaggeration for effect.But we mostly just had to buy deck screws, stain, and pretty decorations for fun.

So not thousands like we would have spent otherwise to get this deck in working order.).

The most time consuming thing was cutting down all the old boards to make the spindles.My opinions about how splendidly fantastic the room turned out are all mine!Here I am with another one of Chris’ clever DIY tricks!

I caught him doing this one the other day when he was laying the floor tiles in the bathroom and I just had to share it.I never would have thought to do it like this, but it works.

Start out by measuring the diameter of the curve that you’ll be needing and cut out a triangular notch that’s the length of the diameter at the base of the triangle (on the edge of the tile) and half that length high.This is for a half-circle type of curve, which will be probably the most common curved cut you’ll need because every bathroom needs a toilet!.