Editor’s Vlog

I had a great weekend away last week, with extended family, for a significant milestone – so the week got

In this video, I install the second step to get me out of the hole I dug in my basement.

This week, I turned around and started upwards – the stairs to get me out of this hole I dug myself

It’s a satisfying thing when you can start to put stuff back into a hole after so much digging out.

My basement pit-digging project takes a significant step forward in this video. The big slab I cut through earlier finally

I’ve done a 90-degree turn in the basement pit. I decided to set aside the stairs cut/build for now, in

In this exciting and dramatic episode, I cut slices out of my concrete floor to use later as steps in

Digging a hole in my basement floor is not just a simple matter of digging. There’s the also the big

I bought a new tool – a big boys’ toy – designed to cut deeper into the concrete. Spoiler alert

Zoe got all the attention in the last video – and that didn’t go unnoticed. Which was good for me

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas/New Year holiday. I did – lots of food, too much alcohol and

After a slow start, progress in the basement has been good. I now have a deeper hole – and somewhere

Christmas is coming and the shed-basement project progresses – with a minor (or maybe even major) hiccup just today. You

As a hole-digging-progress report, this.video is sooo exciting –– NOT! But, stick with me and I promise it will get

My shed has a basement under half of it. But it’s not high enough to stand up in – at

IT’S ALL DONE (nearly – just minor touchups you don’t need to watch). The kitchen floor was the last major

I can’t believe it – my daughter’s kitchen build is finished! Or at least it is now, in real life.

The central, drop-down part of the ceiling will be a centrepiece of my daughter’s kitchen – if all goes to

I promise – this is the last video of the benchtop installation. It was a tricky and long-winded journey, but,

The ceiling in my daughter’s kitchen has lived in my head for months. It’s finally time to get it out