Let There Be Skylight
I’ve been dreading the work that needs to be done on the roof since before this project started. This is the first time I have ever owned a house with a […]
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A Room With A View – Part 3: The Leak!
After writing my last post about the nine-foot patio door we installed in our master bedroom, I am unhappy to announce that it did not survive the first of the […]
New Year, New Bike
I added a new bike to the stable just before Christmas. It’s a 2015 BMW S1000RR. I bought it used with fewer than 10,000 miles on it and I know […]
A Room With A View – Part 2: The Door Itself
Across the rooftops of the neighbors below is the best view we have. Fortunately, or unfortunately, it’s from our master bedroom. This is great for summer evenings, enjoying a glass of […]
A Room With A View – Part 1: The Framework
I’ve been waiting to get going on this door project for a while, but it seems like there is always some other thing preventing me from actually starting . First, I […]
The Final Pour?
OK, where did I leave everyone hanging. (And sorry for the time between posts, I had a deadline on a communications project that ate up most of my time over […]
In Which I Get Even More Tired Of Concrete
I’m kind of done with concrete. The late, great comedian Mitch Hedberg does this riff on pancakes that pretty much sums up how I’m feeling about concrete right now. (BTW, Hedberg […]
Figure It Out
A lot of people are shocked when I tell them I am doing this project myself. We have a friend (a coworker of Eve’s) that gets a little shaky when […]
Long Overdue Update: Another Concrete Pour and More Demolition
Wow, it’s been a long time since I’ve updated the blog on progress. I have finished a lot in the past few weeks. So let’s get up to speed. I had […]
Old, But New…
I am a fan of old tools. I wouldn’t call it an obsession, but I prefer the quality of tools made here in the U.S.A. back when we still made […]
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