#1915House Featurette
The entire #1915House series in one short feature. Listen for the voices. Watch it in the dark! DIYer, YouTuber and escapee from …
Secret Door in a Haunted House
There are a lot of hidden secrets in #1915House, but so far there’s no movable shelf hidden door to a secret room. …
Before and Afterlife
Every DIY comes with a before and after tour. Before there were so many plans and dreams for the future. After – …
Watch Your Step
The stairway in a 100 year old house can be steep, winding and treacherous. In #1915House it was always my plan to …
In the In-Between
There shouldn’t be a space like this in #1915House. There shouldn’t be in any house. I’m between the walls, or between the …
Time to Step Inside
Nothing has got according to plan in the renovation of #1915House. I’m done pretending the weirdness isn’t happening. I have to find …
No Time to Sleep
This is not a vlog. I don’t do dream journals or updates on my week. But something happened. Something I have to …
Unwanted Things Often Go in the Fireplace
Now that things are more normal in #1915House, I’m moving on to a project I’ve wanted to do since day one. Someone …
Practical Joke on the Joker
I’m stepping away from upstairs projects. Things were getting a bit too weird up there, so it’s time to lighten things up …
This Trapdoor May Just Be a Trap
Ever since I crawled through the attic, it’s like I hear a drone of voices coming from in there, or maybe in …
What’s Worse – There’s Someone In Here With Me, Or It’s Just In My Head?
After a decade of drought, the rains came like mad and revealed a leak in the roof of #1915House. That means I …
Like Ripping off a Bandage
Now that the walls are taken care of (except for the windows that lead nowhere) it’s time to attack this worn, ugly …
Lift with Your Legs – But Who’s Watching Your Back?
I don’t want to do a sheetrocking video. I just have to get the new drywall up over the crazy, cracked plaster …
Behind the Walls
This 100 year old house is covered with paneling that was put up in the 60s. Why would they want to …
Skeleton Pedestal
Finally putting a personal touch on the master bath of my 100 year old house by fabricating a custom pedestal sink. Who …
Do You Love Being Alone in the Shop?
My first DIY in the new house. The former owner had this shop for over 50 years, and someone else worked in …
Walkthrough to the Other Side
When you move into a new house, every visitor gets the tour. Follow me through #1915House and see what I have planned …
Do You Hear It?
Thank you for following along in my adventure to fix up #1915House, but Something is wrong. When you renovate you stir the …
What’s Happening at #1915House?
What’s happening at #1915House? You know I’m fixing the old place up, but things are getting… strange. Things wake up when you …
History Lesson
Casters with used up clay wheels off a restoration project (remember roller skates with clay wheels?)
Do You Even Lift?
Missed the gym today, but spent an hour lifting, lugging, sorting & chucking logs, doors, rocks, farm implements & bob wire. Now …
The Right Tool…
To hell with this little thing #chainsaw
Why is the Roof the Highest Part of the House?
The smell of weed is so high up here. It’s like I’m taking a hit off the whole neighborhood #1915house #doitwithjustin #doitwithcocktails
Haunted?
Wind blew the cover off the attic access at the foot of the bed last night. Scared the bejesus outta me #haunted …
It’s So Sticky
I think it’s fair to say I’m a pretty good maker of things and problem solver – but I’m being totally defeated …
How to Haunt Your Bathroom
The bathroom in my 100 year old craftsman style house is getting a makeover. The mirror is temporarily down, which gives me …
Making a Convertible Live-Edge Cedar Bar
You’ve seen my bar where I mix a cocktail after every build – It’s pretty cool, but you can’t sit at it. …
Making an Upcycled Bench and an Upscale Gin and Tonic
There was nowhere to sit on the porch of my 101 year old craftsman style house, so I built a bench out …
A Brothers’ Build: a Pretty Big Worktable
I need a big worktable so I can easily cut down and work with sheet goods like plywood and long pieces of …
Reversing the Swing of a Gate
My neighbors installed a fence that prevents by gate from opening all the way, making my driveway too narrow. Time for some …
Are You a Maker?
I’m a maker. Are you? If you are, or if you’d like to be, or if you just like to watch things …
Making a Kitchen Island from Plywood and Steel
I needed a new kitchen island, so I made one. It’s all angle iron, sheet steel and plywood, but it’s a nice …
I Build a Stand for the Dyson Hot+Cool Fan & Review It in the Process
The master bedroom of #1915house has exterior walls to the east, south and west. That means constant sun exposure all day, and …
Review: Dyson Hot+Cool Fan
The master bedroom of my 1915 craftsman style house has exterior walls to the east, south and west. That means constant sun …
Making Double Tiered End-Table/Nightstands
I built these simple end-tables in about 10 minutes a few weeks ago, and after living with them as nightstands for a …
Fill a Hole in the Wall with an Access Panel
There are holes in the walls of my master bedroom that provide access to the attic. Here’s how to create access panels …
Tile Porch Demolition (and anger management)
The tile on my back porch was both badly laid and the wrong material, leading to a slip and fall hazard (on …
Get your goggles
Video coming tomorrow.
Convert Your Porch into a Loading Dock
The back way is the best way to get into my house, but if you’re carrying something long or heavy, you have …
2 More ReStore Finds Become 1 More Hutch
Needing a place to store my watch and rings, I’m creating a vanity cabinet for the master bedroom set of furniture. To …
Upgrade an Old Desk and Unveil a New Tattoo
I got this old, white desk, and it’s time to trick it out to match the rest of my black and red …
Go To the ReStore – Make a Franken-Chair
For the second of my fresh ink/low dust projects, I got a couple of sad and lonely chairs from Habitat for Humanity’s …
Me and TOH on the Same Page?
Coincidentally, this weekend Ask This Old House installed a post light in a front yard and I installed one in the master …
Dammit
#SprayPaintDay #Dammit
The End Tables that Broke My Promise
I needed some end tables to use as nightstands, and I also needed a project that wouldn’t kick up too much dust …
And she starts to cut a rug/ Oh Minnie’s a hep cat now!
With the walls repaired and painted, it’s finally time to tear out the worn, old wall-to-wall carpet in the master bedroom of …
Attic Odyssey
It’s finally raining in LA, so I finally know there’s a leak in my 100 year old house. It’s in a downstairs …
Full Turnout This Year
Some candid shots of me and my staff at the DoItWithJustin holiday party. Happy New Year from all of us to all …
Time Lapse
Whoa, when did it get dark? At some point before I finished my final topcoat. Time for lunch I guess.
