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Building your own power supply system will take three key elements. First, you will need to choose your source of energy. Secondly, you will need to create a means of conversion to make your power usable. Finally, generating your own power involves storing it effectively, so you can enjoy solar power when the moon isRead more

When putting together the decorating plan for your ranch-style house, remember to keep things simple. Working a ranch takes a great deal of time and energy, so your decor needs to be practical and simple if you want it to be on-theme. However, if the favorite thing about your home is all the ground aroundRead more

After polishing the concrete countertops they are now ready to be finished. This takes a couple of steps One is to seal the concrete because concrete is porous and the second is to add a polishing wax which protects the surface. The materials needed are: Concrete Sealer Concrete Wax Squeegee This process takes a littleRead more

After getting all the concrete countertops taken out of the forms I had to get some help from a couple friends to get the larger ones moved to where I would polish them. This is done with a wet polisher, so I had to do this outside since there is a lot of water. HereRead more

After feeling like having to wait forever for the concrete countertops to cure I was able to smooth out the bottom surface that was exposed since the counters are upside down when in the form. Now normally you wouldn’t have to do this but because I made a mistake calculating the amount of concrete IRead more

Here is the next step in making the concrete countertops. DDH Ranch supply list: Water trough or Concrete mixer Bagged Concrete Fiberglass shavings Concrete color Concrete vibrator or Reciprocating saw So after the forms are made the next step is to mix the concrete and pour it in the forms, I suggest having people to helpRead more

Here at DDHRanch, we believe in being resourceful so it is no surprise that when it comes to kitchen counters we made our own concrete countertops! Here is the list of supplies needed: Melamine 4×8 sheets Thin plywood 4×8 sheet 2-inch styrofoam Miter Saw Glue gun and glue Acetone with a cloth 100% Silicone Paste WaxRead more

Let’s talk about kitchen cabinets! At my 9-5 career I have been a project manager for some time now and one of the projects that I was placed over was managing our building remodel which was a nice change of pace. One of the new builds was a company kitchen and to save a bunchRead more

Today I want to talk about how to upgrade your ceiling for cheaper than you might think. Most of the time when people think of upgrading or renovating anything in their house they neglect their ceiling. I think most of this is because your conventional ways to upgrade your ceiling are not cheap. There areRead more

The great thing about having the walls done in the house is that I can now put down flooring and not worry about getting the floors damaged. I chose to go with a darker laminate flooring that has a texture to it to help with the “fakeness” factor. I chose to go with Pergo laminateRead more