One side effect of rebuilding the window sills… In this picture: All the fishscale that the paint is scraped off of…was loose from the wall. It had been repaired over the years with short roofing nails…the result of which was they were sort of attached to each other, but not really to the wall. I [...]
Finances
Reality Check…
My company has announced some extremely severe cutbacks despite the fact that we are profitable. Wall Street demands more. Gotta pay out those executive bonuses afterall. Anyway, shortly they are going to lay off somewhere upwards of 500 workers…that’s an extremely healthy percentage of our remaining workforce. In addition, for any remaining behind they’ve reneged [...]
Projects
Windows…
Well, after two weekend’s work, $26 worth of lumber, the jigsaw puzzle from hell, $1500 worth of tools (two nailguns and at least 5 different powersaws were involved), well, I’m right back where I started…about ready to work on the two sashes I walked upstairs to remove in the first place. Gotta love old houses… [...]
Projects
Destruction, mayhem, windows.
So, at the top of our stairs are a set of three windows. There’s an extra wall in the way of course…doesn’t belong…will be removed later…but gotta build a stairway banister first, etc… Anyway, these three windows are in the worst condition in the house…long neglect combined with the southeastern exposure have significantly damaged these [...]
Projects
Always store your hornets properly for the winter.
I had a VERY busy/productive weekend…this is just one of the things we worked on… This project was a 100 bucks worth of lumber…and a 1000 bucks worth of tools. That’s my friend Mike on the scaffold…couldn’t have done it without him… From this: To this: To this: More pictures and exlpanation at this link [...]
Paint
Paint Can of Worms…
Edit: Worked on some damage this weekend…some new information gleaned whilst working, and some input from the former owner added below… Gad…what a can of worms this opens up. It’s a seemingly simple question. What to prime my house with? It’s cypress, ya see, except where it’s cedar, and probably sat with very little paint [...]
Projects
(best “Star Trek” voice)…Full Power Restored!
This happened Friday! I can now comfortably run higher loads without the worry that the entire service entrance may blow itself off the house at any moment. Phew! More…
Projects
Working on Electric Service…
Working on the electric service… This picture in particular is fun… Here I’ve removed all the circuits but one…really…all but one…and every light and plug in the house still works. More…
Projects
Electric Service Progress
I’ve made some progress on the Electric Service Replacement Project.
Projects
Hallway Closet Removal
From our Projects page. We’ve completed removal of the closet addition that was mucking up the hallway. It’s unbelievable how much better it looks. Check out the stories and pictures here! CUAgain, Daniel Meyer
Projects
Temporary Heat Project Completed.
From our Projects page… We have completed the installation and testing of the Temporary Heat. Check out the story and pictures! CUAgain, Daniel Meyer
Foundation
My friends just felt a chill…
Around 3pm this yesterday, I’d expect that my friends…ya know…the ones that owe me favors or just seem to always be there to help…all looked up at the same time, shivered, and said something along the lines of, “I’ve felt a great disturbance in the force…” See, I’ve a project in mind…and I expect I’ll [...]
