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Comment on Save Money by Turning Off the TV by Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 18 May 2013 18:30:19 +0000

Amen!

Comment on Rebar Deck Railing by Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 03:36:35 +0000

What about rusting?

Comment on Rebar Deck Railing by Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 14:24:32 +0000

Thanks for the pic of rebar deck railings. Am building a log-style home, the framers suggested this idea and now i am trying to convince builder this would look great and not “cheap”

Comment on 7 Creative Uses Of Baking Soda At Home by Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 03:40:34 +0000

Gets rid of body odor by killing bacteria but be careful not to let it stain clothes.

Comment on Get My Free Ebook: How to Make a Bed Frame from PVC Pipe by Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:45:20 +0000

Out of curiosity, does the bed creak? I’ve heard that PVC tends to be very squeaky when furniture is made out of it. Thanks.

Comment on How to Build a Bat House by frugalhomediy

frugalhomediy — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 01:44:41 +0000

I don’t have plans for that exact bat house just the one that I linked to. I’ve also heard that it’s hard to attract bats to a bat house, but once they’re there they’ll stay. A friend of mine said he read somewhere that if you put guano (bat poop) in the bat house that can attract them. I wouldn’t think that the slot size would matter too much, but I feel like the location is key (somewhere that’s high, gets some sun, is out of the wind, and is hard for predators to reach). I don’t think I would want to put one on my house, but I would on a barn, tree, or pole. I plan on building one once I move farther out in the country. Let me know how yours works when you put it up.

Comment on Get My Free Ebook: How to Make a Bed Frame from PVC Pipe by frugalhomediy

frugalhomediy — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 01:23:16 +0000

I used 4 inch diameter PVC pipe.

Comment on How to Build a Bat House by Chris Cleary

Chris Cleary — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 17:58:31 +0000

Hi, do you have the design plans for the bat house shown on your site? It looks very nice! I built a bat house years ago, still sitting in my garage, waiting to be installed. I’m not sure I built mine correctly. Two things I heard about bats (let me know if you heard this too) is they are hard to attract if the bat house isn’t build well. The first important point I heard is the slots in the bat house where the bat would climb in and sleep during the day need to be perfect width or should I say very desirable distance between each other or the bat won’t want to nest. The spacing between the slots can’t be too narrow or too wide. Also, the second recommendation I heard is where the bat house is installed is extremely, extremely important. It can’t be too low to the ground to attract predators like cats etc. and needs a certain amount of sun exposure because I heard bats like to stay warm. I forgot which direction to mount the bat house to the sun. I need to check the internet. I think bats like afternoon sun so perhaps a southwest exposure, but I need to check to verify. I heard bats also prefer to be at least 15-20 feet from the ground to avoid predators so that means the bat house should be mounted to a tree or high on the house. Any thoughts or comments?

Comment on Get My Free Ebook: How to Make a Bed Frame from PVC Pipe by Brett

Brett — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 17:44:01 +0000

In your ebook, How to make a bed frame from PVC Pipe. What diameter pipe are you using?

Comment on How My Wife Won a Car by Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 15:49:14 +0000

I love you Annie you rock!