Over the last few months, we’ve been working on replacing some windows on the back porch. Previously, there had been a row of small windows, set high on the wall. They were fine for ventilation, but not much else. Unless you were tall, you didn’t have much of a view. Continue Reading
We’ve been working in the basement. When we got the place, the basement was divided into four rooms: 3 functional rooms and a small ‘lobby’ area at the base of the stairs. The lobby was mostly useless… too small todo anything in; no light; too central to obstruct with storage. Continue Reading
Replaced a window in the basement this weekend. Dug through the windows at Community Forklift until we found something about the right size. Brought it home, and removed all the old materials. Had to remove a bit of framing, (Gawd Bless Sawzalls), but it then fit nicely, and looks better Continue Reading
We knew when we bought the house that the attic was in less than ideal condition. But we hadn’t been up there since closing on the house. Since then, there’s been a hurricane, and earthquake, and numerous rambunctious cats; all shaking up the house. So about a week ago, when we went Continue Reading
The house – when we bought it – had an overly large, inappropriate light fixture on the front porch. So it became a low-priority fix, with us occasionally looking at new fixtures. But when we came upon something nice and size-appropriate at the Community Forklift, we grabbed it, and prepared Continue Reading
The first thing we did with the new house was have the floors redone. They’re the original hard pine floors, and seemed to be in generally good shape. But some previous owner had coated them in this gawdawful stuff that sat on top of the boards like a plastic coating, Continue Reading