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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
A window is a perfect Saturday project.
Replacing a window is a good Saturday project. This one would have gone quicker if the window had been the same size, but don’t let that stop you from having the window that works best for the space. The one … Continue reading
Can we get rid of this chimney?
The thing about a remodel, is that one thing leads to another. Rarely does a project just require one step. To get rid of the chimney, first we had to change the heat stove. There was an old, 20 plus … Continue reading
There’s water…
There’s water under the house: Fixed the bathroom drain that was more like a sieve than a pipe. There’s still water under the house: Rerouted the gutter water on the north side of the house by making a dry river … Continue reading