Delivering net zero carbon buildings with design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA)

Previously, I had made these rustic burlap valances in the Fall, just for fun.

We had one of those wonky walls in there so rather than fussing with it too much, we just went ahead and drywalled it!.Drywalling always seems to be one of those things that people talk about in hushed tones when they talk about home improvement.

If it’s in bad shape, they hope people won’t notice, but are secretly driven crazy by it because they think fixing it up is either going to a huuuge job or something that you really have to call a professional in for.If you have a wall that needs to be fixed up, just pull it down and throw a fresh sheet of drywall up there.You’ll be so happy with how fresh everything looks afterwards.. Just follow our easy tips and you’ll be good to go!.

First you’ll need to frame out your wall, if a frame isn’t already there for you.This is your chance to make your wall look really nice and straight if your house is a mess of angles like ours is, so use your level!

Build yourself a simple little structure like this and just anchor it with some screws.

It’s maybe the simplest thing you can possibly build, besides DIY Shutters, that is.When it comes to stains though, I completely drop the ball.

It seems like I’m always just tossing all of our clothes, whether stained or not, straight into the washer, always forgetting to check for stains and treat them.And then, I forget again and put those stained items straight into the dryer, setting that darn stain in for life!

So basically, if (when) an item of clothing gets a stain, it’s pretty much toast.Sometimes I get lucky and the stain comes out on its own, but usually not.