Jul
16
2008
Well… not so much in my pants… but they’re everywhere else! The other day, I was working in my office at home and heard my wife scream. I really didn’t think anything of it cause, well she over reacts to the smallest things… but still, I came down to check on her. I come into the bedroom and there are hundreds of ants all over our bed! I would see a few ants here and there around the house, but nothing to make a fuss about. This was just crazy! I don’t even understand why they’re in our house. We both do a pretty good job in keeping the place clean, I’ve put ant killer granules around the foundations of the house… I mean, what else are you supposed to do? So, as the obvious next step, we are on the hunt for some pest control. If anyone has some helpful tips, please share!
Jun
27
2008
I’m a new homeowner and I’m very excited to do various projects around my house. Just the other day I mounted my flat panel to my wall…something that I’ve been thinking about forever but finally did. I can’t tell you how much joy it brought me to have it finally done! There were a few road blocks along the way though… I considered hiring someone to come by and do the work for me, but after pricing it out, it would cost roughly $500 to $600 to make it happen, and that’s the low end! After a lot of thought and since I’m a cheap Indian, I decided that I can do it myself! After everything was said and done, I was able to get all the supplies I needed to do the job for roughly $160. This includes the mount, cables (and I got a bunch of cables) and drill bits. A significant savings, if you go to the right spots to get your equipment.
Here’s what I did if anyone else is in the same boat as me. I jumped online to a site called www.monoprice.com. There I found the greatest deals known to man. For example, At Best Buy you’ll buy a 6ft HDMI cable would cost $60.00. I got a 10ft HDMI cable at monoprice for $12.00! There are savings like that across the board so definitely jump on that site if you’re making any purchases. I waited 7 days for it to be shipped to me, but I think the cost savings was well worth it.
So here are something things you’ll need outside of the actual mount and cables (or at least I needed):
Common Sense
a friend to help
a good drill
various drill bits - some for drilling and some for cutting holes
patience
measuring tape
stud finder
a level - I used a laser level and it worked great
steel toes shoes - j/k, but my friend dropped the mount (which is really heavy) on his foot and got a pretty bad cut
Some obstacles I faced, that sent me to the store numerous times, was having a hex drill bit. Apparently you need hex screws to mount heavy duty equipment. So I would suggest to lay everything out and make sure you have the right tools for each step. It sucks to leave mid-way of a project to get something your missing.
The two scariest parts was busting holes in the wall to run the cables neatly and making sure I was on a stud when drilling in the TV mount. But even with that, if you use the right tools, you can easily knock it out yourself.