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I’m Mike Schweitzer, a software engineer in video games.

This is my blog. I talk about tech and DIY.

Stripped Screw Hole Repair

My wife alerted me to a loose cabinet face in our kitchen. She said she’d been screwing one of the hinges tight for several months, so I decided to investigate and discovered this.
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Dutch Door Repair

OK, this is my first Fail blog. It’s a fail because I failed to fix the actual problem despite doing a bunch of work towards that goal.
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Concrete Crack Seal

I have a patio with some very nice looking (and feeling) ceramic tiles sitting on top of concrete. A big chunk of the floor is like this, and there is a built in, matching fire pit and bench.
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Toilet Seats

My house came with 3 Sterling toilets. 2 of them had the cheap stock seats that slam when you let go of them, and one of them had a fancy Kohler Bidet toilet seat.
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Shower Reseal

Our place had some really nice bathroom and kitchen upgrades installed, but for whatever reason they were pretty stingy with the sealant. Some of the existing sealant has also corroded.
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