by R. Scott Bronstad | Aug 1, 2025 | Air Conditioning, Electrical, Home Repairs
How AI Helped Me Diagnose a Bad Capacitor and Save $400 on My A/C Repair There’s a special kind of silence that happens at a Texas ranch house in the middle of summer. It’s the sound of nothing. Specifically, the sound of the outside A/C fan not running when it’s...
by R. Scott Bronstad | Jun 11, 2025 | Property Management
The Hands-On Approach to Managed Property From DIY to Done Right Property management (or managed property). It sounds like a fancy term, but truly, it’s about making sure your investment works for you, not the other way around. From unexpected repairs to finding the...
by R. Scott Bronstad | May 28, 2025 | Decks & Sheds, Home Improvement
Custom Cedar Railings: A Blanco Porch Transformation Here in Blanco, we know a thing or two about rustic charm. So when my neighbors, Gary and Kim, wanted custom cedar railings for their newly finished casita porch, I knew it would be a fun challenge. Their porch...
by R. Scott Bronstad | May 27, 2025 | Decks & Sheds, Home Improvement
Expanding Our Blanco Farmhouse Deck: A Hog Panel Railing Renovation Here at the Blanco farmhouse, we’re always looking for ways to enhance our outdoor living space. Our latest endeavor? Giving our front deck a major facelift and expansion! This project involved a...
by R. Scott Bronstad | May 26, 2025 | Floors, Home Improvement, Kitchens, Refinished Flooring, Rooms
Refinished Wood Floor From Worn to Wow: How We Revitalized Our Pine Wood Floors Giving Our Old Pine Floors a New Lease on Life (and a Proper Refinish!) Our farmhouse in the country is always a work in progress, and the latest big undertaking involved extending the...
by R. Scott Bronstad | May 22, 2025 | Home Improvement, Kitchen Accessories, Kitchens
Crafting a Cedar Wood Stove Cover: A Christmas Surprise Here’s what I call a “labor of love,” and it began with a hint from my wife, Niki. She spotted a wood stove cover on eBay, but it was just cheap, stained pine with a vinyl sticker for the design. That just...
by R. Scott Bronstad | May 20, 2025 | Furniture Assembly, Home Improvement, Nursery, Rooms
Transforming a Nursery: A Labor of Love and a Stellar Nursery Renovation My daughter Kirbie and her husband Jake are expecting their first baby, my first grandchild! With Callie Jane arriving in just a few months, we tackled a big nursery renovation project in their...
by R. Scott Bronstad | Apr 22, 2025 | Bath, Baths, Home Improvement, Home Repairs
Restroom Restoration: Leaky Toilet in the Half-Bath From Simple Swap to Major Undertaking: The Reality of Restroom Restoration We opted for tile, a far more resilient material for areas exposed to moisture. After he picked out some attractive tiles, I began the...
by R. Scott Bronstad | Feb 5, 2025 | Appliances, Home Repairs
Fix it or Replace it? A Refrigerator Conundrum “You got to know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em…” Kenny Rogers, The Gambler They don’t make ’em like they used to, especially when it comes to applicances. I have not had...
by R. Scott Bronstad | Jan 24, 2025 | Baths, Home Improvement
Shower Upgrade Here’s what my dad used to call a “15-minute job.” This got it’s name from when my dad and his brothers would visit my grandparent’s place in Denton to, for example, replace a ceiling fan. “Should only take 15...
