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http://ancestralpile.blogspot.com/2009/11/minor-update.html http://ancestralpile.blogspot.com/2009/11/minor-update.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:15:00 -0600 editor@houseblogs.net So, I had my surgery last week. For those of you who follow me on Twitter, you know already that I was stuck at home up until yesterday, recovering and being very bored. I'm now back to driving, though still no heavy lifting and various other restr... http://rylehome.blogspot.com/2009/11/introducing-family-home.html http://rylehome.blogspot.com/2009/11/introducing-family-home.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:03:00 -0600 editor@houseblogs.net So I've blogged & blogged about out home improvements & renovations, I thought I'd introduce the "us" who live in the home a little bit more...So there's me. Sarah, age 24 (25 in February), mother of 2, I work as a Program Assistant for the M... http://tartinguptouchwood.blogspot.com/2009/11/yeah-right-eh.html http://tartinguptouchwood.blogspot.com/2009/11/yeah-right-eh.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:39:00 -0600 editor@houseblogs.net We thought putting hockey pucks under the claw feet of our heavy bathrub was a great way to protect the new tile floor, and celebrate our Canadian heritage. We were all ready to have our first bath with a cold one to celebrate the return to bathing a... http://cityhomestead.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/dine-about-oakland-shan-dong/ http://cityhomestead.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/dine-about-oakland-shan-dong/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:28:59 -0600 editor@houseblogs.net I ♥ Shan Dong. That’s really the long and the short of it. The last few months have been extraordinarily busy on all fronts, and last weekend, I just did not want to cook (or clean, or paint, or weed, or do any of the other things I was suppo... http://trafrd.blogspot.com/2009/11/leaking-valves.html http://trafrd.blogspot.com/2009/11/leaking-valves.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:30:00 -0600 editor@houseblogs.net It took about 5 hours to replace 3 valves. Take off the old valve, unscrew the pipe going into the radiator using the large allen key, screw in the new pipe fitting to the radiator, attach the new valve, reconnect the water pipe. Seems simple enoughâ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YoungHouseLove/~3/ft4O_2hJkGw/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YoungHouseLove/~3/ft4O_2hJkGw/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:06:28 -0600 editor@houseblogs.net Alena’s living room is ready for a major makeover. Here’s her letter: This is the perfect 25th birthday present to myself! We recently painted our open living room, dining room and entryway Benjamin Moore’s Hawthorne Yellow. I&#8217... http://oliversbungalow.blogspot.com/2009/11/more-on-bedroom.html http://oliversbungalow.blogspot.com/2009/11/more-on-bedroom.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:50:00 -0600 editor@houseblogs.net So, here are my two dressers in the back bedroom. Please excuse the mess. Actually, since this may be my next big project, maybe you'd just better get used to seeing this mess!What do you think? Could I make it work with yesterday's idea?I also gave... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThatOldHouse/~3/9g1v53MG1S0/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThatOldHouse/~3/9g1v53MG1S0/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:05:45 -0600 editor@houseblogs.net One common problem with doors is loose hinge screws…Screws that have over time torn up the wood that originally held them in place. If your door snags on the latch side it is common to find several loose screws on the hinge side. If you have... http://justovertheriver.blogspot.com/2009/11/baby-its-cold-inside.html http://justovertheriver.blogspot.com/2009/11/baby-its-cold-inside.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:44:00 -0600 editor@houseblogs.net Dear people out there,Do you also live in a house that has plaster walls and no insulation? Our house is at least 5 degrees cooler inside than the temperature outside. Since most rooms have new/newer windows, the house isn't drafty. Is this a design... http://aconstructedlife.blogspot.com/2009/11/canned-bread-taste-test.html http://aconstructedlife.blogspot.com/2009/11/canned-bread-taste-test.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 -0600 editor@houseblogs.net After a three-months absence, my return to work has been a tremendous success. I haven't turned into a blubbering mess nor do I badger The Grandparents (who are babysitting) more than twice a day. At least in my mind I don't.My co-workers were amazin... http://www.voidsmith.com/?p=608 http://www.voidsmith.com/?p=608 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:06:14 -0500 editor@houseblogs.net Getting the sprinkler pipe under the driveway turned out to be the most difficult task of the whole project. I came up with the idea to use a water jet nozzle on the end of a long length of pvc pipe to blast a tunnel under the driveway. I’d... http://www.voidsmith.com/?p=611 http://www.voidsmith.com/?p=611 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:18:31 -0500 editor@houseblogs.net The pipes for the sprinkler system must be buried of course, and therefore trenches need to be dug to run them in. I could have rented a trench digger, but it wouldn’t fit in my BMW, and besides I only had a few hundred feet to do. So I boug... http://www.voidsmith.com/?p=614 http://www.voidsmith.com/?p=614 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:29:15 -0500 editor@houseblogs.net You can actually just bury the sprinkler control valves in the dirt, but that makes repair difficult, so its common practice to stick them in a box like this. I hooked up my four valves with some solid PVC pipe, and ran all the piping from the spri... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/modernemama/TSaQ/~3/HnJUZIqG-oc/big-bed-bust-or-super-kitchen-table.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/modernemama/TSaQ/~3/HnJUZIqG-oc/big-bed-bust-or-super-kitchen-table.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:30:00 -0600 editor@houseblogs.net The DWR Annexe sale in Secaucus last weekend had plenty of bargains - there were lots of King-sized beds on sale, including the Matera that I loved, and all these tables that I've previously considered to replace our cafe kitchen table were substanti... http://homeinthecountry.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/dead-floral-arrangements/ http://homeinthecountry.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/dead-floral-arrangements/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:28:00 -0600 editor@houseblogs.net Tis the season… for dead florals.  I mean, just because the plants are no longer green doesn’t mean I can’t display them.  Right? A few weeks ago, I was looking for a few pretty things to make the house feel a little more fall-y.Â...