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So, our roof leaks. We knew that, and we knew that after the foundation was finished, it was going to leak more, because we leveled the house, and that caused the roof to move. In case you are not well versed in construction lore, roofs do not wan [Read More]

Still waiting on the door and window guy to make the new window and get back to me. He's on vacation this week. In the meantime, I've done some more work on what it'll take to install the new flooring downstairs.If I want to go with a solid wood I ha [Read More]

Still waiting on the glass guy (Austin Cut Glass) to get back to me. I've called back, set up numerous times for him to come over or get back to me but they've all been broken. There's nothing more annoying than someone not following through. So unle [Read More]

One of the items from the inspection report was that a toilet upstairs wobbled. The inspector said it needed a new wax ring, the sellers had some home warranty policy and would get it repaired through that. All seemed well with the world.Until closin [Read More]

I should have somebody working on the window in the front door right now. He's also designing a new window to go above the door that will match it to a degree, but I'm waiting on what he comes up with so I can say which one to go with. I'm really loo [Read More]

A few updates on the projects going on...The Roof:Insurance is covering it!!! This is the most awesome thing that could have happened. I've chosen a roofing company and they're starting the work on Wednesday. The one little snag is that the insurance [Read More]

Well it has started to rain again and looks like it will be raining til at least next Tuesday. On top of that 2 leaks started again. One by the closed off back chimney and the other from the bathroom vent about 5 feet from it. Both leaks floow the ch [Read More]

I just read where the government wants to paint roofs white in the US. Now I'm sure they only mean buildings with flat tarred roofs, but I couldn't stop to think what my house would look like with a white roof. Shoot I got some leaks going on, so if [Read More]

The weather is good and so I am spending a lot of time outside. The tiles from the toilet roof are down and the pointing needs to be started. It must be decided how to build the structure for the roof, although a lean-to must be the simplest type I h [Read More]

This week saw the first roof rafters installed. D has been doing some fancy I-beam walking. He says that putting up the ridge support was pretty challenging. The open space will be the second floor shed dormer on the south aspect of the house. An [Read More]

Production halted for a bit, but once Greg was back from his mini-tour with CCL overseas, he worked on finishing the slate roof and putting in the stove pipe. We also had our friend Christian Nonino install the standing seam metal roof over the front [Read More]

So, I walked into the kitchen this morning, a couple of hours after breakfast, and saw a small puddle of water on the floor in front of the refrigerator. Then I noticed a drip from the ceiling. When I looked up, I saw a "blister" of dry wall hanging [Read More]

div style="text-align: center;"It's been a month since we spent a whole day working on the garage. Sure we've put in a few hours here and there, but that has not made much of a dent in the amount of work yet to be completed. We are really going to [Read More]

div style="text-align: center;"Sorry folks, but I really don't have much to show. The truth is, we have not been doing much remodeling. Between traveling and being sick we have not been motivated to get outside and work. But last weekend our shingles [Read More]

Well, what little summer we ever had here was nice, I guess, but now we had our month of warm weather and it's time for winter again! It's too damn cold to do anything in here without the furnace hooked up, so that's next on the agenda. Here is the r [Read More]

The weather report said there was a 20 percent chance of rain today. Given that, and the many other times a 20 percent chance of rain has meant losing a day of work because the rain didn't come, Noel decided to head out onto the roof. His goal? T [Read More]

Step 5: Getting Into Itbr /br /So, after arranging financing and buying your rehab property, what's first?br /br /Secure the property.br /br /That means make sure that the elements or criminal elements can do no further damage to your home-to-be.br / [Read More]

We've made a strategic decision about the roof, which is that we want it to limp through another several years so that we can afford to do the rear addition we'd like at the same time that the entire structure of the roof is replaced. Otherwise, se [Read More]

And now for your local on the blog: span class="blueFont10"Windy with bands of heavy rain showers along with some thunder. Low 59F. Winds E at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 90%. 1 to 2 inches of rain expected. Locally heavier rainfall possible.br /br [Read More]

Happy October 1st. Can't say that I'm all that happy about it. This week is all about it's own crazy end. It's like the world is imploding around me. And it all starts tomorrow!br /br /Mike's getting all four of his impacted wisdom teeth pulled tomor [Read More]