December 2005 - Posts
Nick used a wire brush cup attachment for the grinder to clean up the outside of the tub, and used chemical stripper on the feet. They turned out great! Then he primed them: and then put the first coat of paint on, using Rustoleum spray paint: That soak
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And I'm spoiled rotten. The doors were installed the day after Christmas and I love the transformation from having them on sawhorses in the middle of the dining room awaiting another coat of varnish. Thank you to Nick and his dad for spending a day of
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I know I've procrastinated, and probably because I know as soon as I finish one varnishing project, another is waiting. One thing I want for Christmas is French doors installed off of our dining room. That can't be done until they're varnished, so I'm
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Last night we had some guests over for dinner and cards. Each of them arrived separately, but each of them had the same compliment for us – “It’s so nice and cozy in here”. One of our guests even suggested that we could leave our renovation in the state
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Over the past few weeks I’ve slowly been noticing that the kitchen floor is a bit bouncier than I’m comfortable with. Particularly near the 400-pound stove. The stove sits atop three 2x8 joists that run a span of about 14 feet. The center of these three
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I’m pleased to announce, after nearly 100 years, our house now has “real power” on the first floor. Today I installed 10 15-amp receptacles in the living/dining area and hooked them up to the panel, which I installed last March. When I moved in a few
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I’ve been back at work for a week now and until now haven’t sat down to end the Vacation series I started. It seems like vacation was such a long time ago! We went to Madison for Thanksgiving with my family and had a great time. I finally got to see the
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