Category: renovations

Replacement Window

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…

Basement

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…

New window

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…

In the Attic

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…

let there be light

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…

Sanding the Mantle

Floors

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….