Kitchen table top replacement
Laura and I bought a table when we were first married that has served us well over the years. We found it for $99 in the “as-is” area of a local […]
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Home Renovation, paint and final touches
This blog post is long overdue since I see that I originally created it back in May of 2012. Doing a house renovation moves very quickly when the pros are […]
Home Renovation, floors and walls
There were a number of new walls that were built as part of our renovation, and the week or so that the drywallers are around was a very dramatic one. […]
Home Renovation, tile
An important part of any renovation that includes a bathroom or kitchen will most likely be tile. We are also adding a mudroom and chose to use tile as the […]
Home Renovation, siding
When we bought our house in 2002, it had dark brown aluminum siding. Here it is, circa 2002. Several years ago, we had the siding painted a lighter brown color, […]
Home Renovation, plumbing, electrical, and HVAC
A big part of any home remodel is all the stuff that’s hidden in the walls. For our home remodel, there have been few surprises in these areas, but a […]
Home Renovation, roof
Our roof was nearing the end of its life, and replacing it was part of the motivation in doing our renovation at this time. While a roof is not extremely […]
Home Renovation, framing
After the foundation was poured and the crawl space slushed, the foundation was ready for the framing to start on top of it. We knew that the framing would be […]
Home Renovation, foundation
One part of our renovation that we will see very little of is the new crawlspace. The old sun room had sat on a concrete slab, and was quite cold […]
Home Renovation, demolition
Before you can build something up, you have to tear it down. The first step in our remodeling was the demolition. The sunroom on the back of the house had […]