Weeding the new backyard sod
After getting a little frustrated by the influx of weeds that resulted largely from extensive damage done to our grass during the basement …
Just a short six years later, wrapping up work on the front porch
There are these particular, rare moments when the sheer length of time we’ve been living in and working on this house comes …
So I had an idea
…which came to me during church. So I jotted it down on a bulletin at some point during the service. So what, …
Expanding the back deck, part three — It’s finished!
The deck is finished! It took just a little longer than I was hoping, but I got it 90% finished over the weekend, …
Expanding the back deck (part two)
After getting started Friday on expanding the deck by installing the crossbeam and pre-cutting most of the joists, I started early Saturday morning …
Expanding the back deck (part one)
After being inspired by the warm weather lately, we decided to go ahead on the project to sizably expand our back deck. …
This guy is better at this than you or I will ever be at anything
This is some serious skill. I had a delivery this morning from Galliher & Huguely for a small load of lumber, and …
Oh, so THAT’s why our backyard was filling up with water during each rainfall
Finally made it outside during an actual rain (during the day so I could see) to discover why our yard was getting …
Planning the bathroom, part two (the finishes)
The floorplan for our basement remodel wasn’t dramatically different than the old plan — just a much better use of the space that …
Planning the new bathroom, part one
After pulling the trigger on a decision to completely gut and remodel our bathroom, we had the better part of two and a …