Author Archives: houghtas
Adding some height
This is what 10 truckloads of rock looks like. Not bad for a day’s work. Too bad the humidity is about 15% higher today, which pretty much makes it unbearable to keep working. Soon enough it will be beautiful, though.
The back room
I’m waiting for paint to dry, well actually it’s primer. A lovely sand color called “Fortune Cookie” will be the next step. It’s hard to believe that this little project started over Spring Break which was the last chunk of … Continue reading
No new projects for the next year, my husband says.
When I first looked at this house in February of 2007, the first thing the real estate agent did when we walked in was to set her lipstick tube on the floor so I could watch it quickly roll towards … Continue reading
Happy Spring
Sure, why not… It took long enough to get here. After an extremely rainy spring it has been nice to have weather decent enough to work outside in. So to kick off the season we started with gravel delivery from … Continue reading
Ahh, task lighting
One thing that anyone who’s cooked in our kitchen knows, we were missing some task lighting. When we redid the kitchen electrical at the very beginning, we put in a switch and ran a line to the new ceiling area. … Continue reading
Blackberry Removal
So I wrote to my parents: But here’s the crazy part of the last 48 hours… This guy came in to buy a part from Jeremy on Friday and gave Jeremy his card for typing up the invoice. Seeing that … Continue reading
Corrigated Stainless Steel – not so original
It’s funny how it seemed so unique and off-the-wall when I first got started and now I see it everywhere! It’s not like I was really trying to do something totally different either. I just liked the look of … Continue reading
The Balcony
Dennis, owner of Gecko Construction did a great job on the siding, and on the patio. How one guy can get those big beams in place by himself gives me a whole new appreciation for the craftsmen that do this … Continue reading
Paint!
They say prep work is the most important step. I must say that having the right tools to prep with make it a ton easier too. On Saturday we did the back 1/4 of the house (it was like practice … Continue reading