Finally, something in here is finished; skylight edition
About a month and a half after work started, the skylight is finally finished. In a house full of half-finished projects (of …
The one-year anniversary to-do list (or the “crap, people are visiting soon!” to-do list)
As we approach the year anniversary of owning the old rowhouse, I have this running list in my head of things that …
Bedroom project photos
Here are the pictures I promised from the second bedroom project. Here’s the biggest wall in the room, from the scraping to …
Second bedroom update, but without any good pictures
Unfortunately, I don’t have any of the more recent pictures handy uploaded that make this post more enjoyable to read. Who wants …
Ace Hardware coming to Petworth; friends who give me rides to Home Depot rejoice!
Big news: Ace Hardware is opening a store in Petworth, on the 1200 block of Upshur Street facing the Roosevelt High School …
Help! My ceiling insulation dilemma
Ok, before I drone on and on about it — and I will — let me just get my problem out there and sum …
Installing a brand new wall on the old sleeping porch “wall”
Way back when we had our first workday with friends back in November of last year, we started demolishing what was left …
Weekend trip to the Lincoln Cottage
After almost a year of living just a few blocks from it, we finally made a trip to President Lincoln’s Cottage on …
Skylight video: Moment of truth
Here’s the moment where the 90 year old roof sheathing was cut and then pried away for the skylight. It got..cough cough …
New roof is nearly finished, skylight going in today
As I write this, the sound of sawzalls and hammers and circular saws are filling the house — as is reams of …