The case for doing it yourself
So I get asked from time to time: “Why don’t you guys hire out a lot of this work that you do on …
Probably (hopefully) the last unwanted “artifact” we’ll find in this house
Oh, but first, hey look, we’re back at Our Old Rowhouse! Sort of. We’ve just concluded a two-year-long scientific study of all …
I’ve discovered a new favorite DIY addiction
And no, it’s not Pinterest. Or That Show on HGTV that you like. I’m tired of stripping paint. I’m tired of repairing …
A brand new laundry room
With a laundry room that’s shared with the soon-to-be-finished basement apartment, completing the laundry room couldn’t be separated from the basement remodeling …
Creating a new workshop (and beer cellar!) in the unlikeliest place (pt. 2)
Because of the floorplan design for the basement were going to lose the space under the basement stairs until I came up …
Creating a new workshop (and beer cellar!) in the unlikeliest place (pt. 1)
Because of the floorplan design for the basement, all the space under the stairs down to the basement would be inaccessible and …
Planning the basement: solving the mechanical closet riddle
One persistent problem during the process of planning out the basement was the enormous space devoted to the mechanical area. We have …
Getting started on the basement renovation: making plans (pt 2)
After the first draft of plans for the basement — almost a full calendar year ago — we had a decent idea …
Getting started on the basement renovation: making plans (pt 1)
We knew when we bought this house in 2010 that we would one day gut and renovate the basement to turn it …
Taking a grand tour of the basement as it once was
Though we’re almost finished now with the basement renovation, we’ll slowly pull back the curtain on the full project with a handful …