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Our "Look What I Did" Contest Entry - Wood Windows
This post was written for Houseblogs.net as part of a sweepstakes sponsored by True Value. Housebloggers can register to win a $300 AMEX gift card but entries are due by Tuesday, July 21st--go here for details. Since we're running the...
Power (Drill) to the People!!!
Yesterday, when I was asking the following question of myself (and of you, gentle reader): Where would my daughter go to learn this type of self-reliance if I wasn't around to teach her? To learn to confidently hold a hammer...
I Wish We'd Known...
...about laminated veneer lumber (LVL) six weeks ago. Unfortunately, I just learned about it last night over dinner with friends.The good news is that we had a great time yesterday evening hanging out with our long time friends Dave and...
Houseblogs.net Is Up and Running...with Something New, Too
Our hosting service fixed a bug and houseblogs.net is working properly again. Sorry if the problem prevented anyone from getting their regular houseblogs fix for a few days. ;-) Beyond just repairing the site, we've added something new too: Ask...
Brrrrrrr. (UPDATED)
Today I'm unexpectedly working from home because one of our radiators started leaking last night. It was one of the first times we'd started up the heat this fall, and the problem arose from the radiator we'd disconnected while we...
Repairing the Wood Floor
Mind the gap(s)!!! We had a few outstanding repairs needed for the wood floors on the second floor. One LARGE gap in the closet... ...and a few smaller gaps where things were moved around....
Two Long Years
Saturday marked the two year anniversary of our purchase of this house. Like the first year, we didn't accomplish as much as we would have hoped. Reviewing our first year anniversary write-up, we hit about half of what we said...
Repairing & Glazing Wood Windows, Part 3
Okay...windows and windows and windows. I've finished two and I'm working on four others. There are 27 windows that need work in here. And four more which need to be replaced where they were taken out of the walls. Ack!...
Repairing & Glazing Wood Windows, Part 2
Augh. Conquering the wood rot. I knew that this day was coming, I just didn’t expect it so soon. However, surprises are par for the course when you own an old house. Let me just say right now that this...
Repairing & Glazing Wood Windows, Part 1
Of course, during the restoration of windows, you're going to have to reglaze a few panes. I feel pretty lucky. Most of the glazing on our windows is in good shape and only a few panes became cracked during stripping....
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Plaster vs. Drywall
What we've decided in our own home, how we decided, and why you might do something differently......
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Prime Time
Time to prime some exterior wood that we had to replace before the rain and snow of Chicago does it in. Even though the wood is Cypress and quite hardy, we want to protect it. Water does bad, bad things...
It's electric
I should actually have a "Don't Do It Yourself" category for this one. So, after my "sleepless" post a few nights back, I was bored and decided to "fix" our floor lamp. It's a lamp I've had since I moved...
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