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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneProjectCloser/~3/Py-5jTXUsV0/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneProjectCloser/~3/Py-5jTXUsV0/ Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:30:51 -0600 editor@houseblogs.net Happy Saturday! As you read this, we’re up and at ‘em getting started on our basement insulation project. Here’s some weekend reading to get you started while we’re busy. TipNut headlines this round up with 10 ways to make yo... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/SETh/~3/hB2712zg6qM/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/SETh/~3/hB2712zg6qM/ Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:00:13 -0600 editor@houseblogs.net Guest Post by Dave Lowe with Indital USA Expectations – Costs and Remodel Approaches Replacing an old predominantly wood balustrade staircase and swapping in powder coated iron balusters can... This is a brief summary of the article. For the f... http://neverendingtwostory.com/node/22 http://neverendingtwostory.com/node/22 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:53:38 -0600 editor@houseblogs.net Well, we're heading into our 3rd winter in the house, and the list of projects has grown to enormous proportions. I'll attempt to regurgitate as much of it as I can remember here. Large Items Finish the new upstairs bathroom, including plumbing, el... http://homeforthebetter.blogspot.com/2009/11/house-tour-living-room-before-pics.html http://homeforthebetter.blogspot.com/2009/11/house-tour-living-room-before-pics.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:13:00 -0600 editor@houseblogs.net Have I shown you all the living room, yet? I can't remember if I've posted it. Well, at any rate, I cleaned it today and figured it was a good chance to get some photos up. On any given day, if we aren't in the kitchen, we're in this room. It's where... http://thisdmnhouse.blogspot.com/2009/11/special-day.html http://thisdmnhouse.blogspot.com/2009/11/special-day.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:15:00 -0600 editor@houseblogs.net Without this date, I wouldn’t be here. It’s the mother’s birthday.The mother is a pre-Boomer, born right in the middle of the war. Fate’s a strange thing. I guess it’s a good thing that the military deemed Young Tom “too old” to enlist... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GearAcres/~3/f-q21q8gEbg/homeowners-insurance-paid-through.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GearAcres/~3/f-q21q8gEbg/homeowners-insurance-paid-through.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:01:00 -0600 editor@houseblogs.net Two weeks ago I received a check from our mortgage holder for an escrow overage. I didn't think much about it until the next day when I received a letter from my homeowners insurance agent saying that our insurance had not been paid and would be can... http://thealexs.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/hello-world/ http://thealexs.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/hello-world/ Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:36:15 -0500 editor@houseblogs.net I swore I wouldn’t have a facebook page.  I swore I would never text people when I could call.  I swore I would under no circumstances add to the detritus of the internet by blogging about my hilariously boring life…   Maybe I need to... http://thealexs.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/escrow-update/ http://thealexs.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/escrow-update/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:33:59 -0500 editor@houseblogs.net We are in escrow on our house and completed our inspection on Saturday, then got estimates from a plumber, an electrician, a foundation company, a pest inspection, and a city occupancy inspection.  What does all this add up to? Money, lots and lots... http://thealexs.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/still-waiting/ http://thealexs.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/still-waiting/ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:00:59 -0500 editor@houseblogs.net We put in a request for credit toward the costs associated with having no sewage system and not being seismically retrofitted.  Now we are waiting for word back.  Will they accept our negotiations?  Probably not.  Is the house worth enough to mak... http://thealexs.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/photos/ http://thealexs.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/photos/ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:50:54 -0500 editor@houseblogs.net ... http://thealexs.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/in-shock/ http://thealexs.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/in-shock/ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:27:31 -0500 editor@houseblogs.net Well, I’m in shock.  The sellers have agreed to our reduced price to pay for the sewer replacement and the seismic retrofit.  Their one stipulation was: It is being sold as-is meaning we have to keep the nice table and chairs and buffet and i... http://thealexs.wordpress.com/2009/10/24/neighbors-and-a-mystery-solved/ http://thealexs.wordpress.com/2009/10/24/neighbors-and-a-mystery-solved/ Sat, 24 Oct 2009 23:28:26 -0500 editor@houseblogs.net Today we spent some time over at the new house contemplating our own sanity and taking some more measurements.  Our one last hangup with this house is that there are two chihuahas on one side, 3 on the other, and the back is a big apartment building... http://thealexs.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/floor-plan-with-dimensions/ http://thealexs.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/floor-plan-with-dimensions/ Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:54:10 -0500 editor@houseblogs.net Got some more dimensions from the house today.  Drew up a floor plan with Google Sketchup (seriously, download it).  Also took a few pictures of the furniture left. Alex took the LP’s out of the garage and brought them home to see if any were... http://thealexs.wordpress.com/2009/10/26/the-project-list-of-doom/ http://thealexs.wordpress.com/2009/10/26/the-project-list-of-doom/ Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:03:04 -0500 editor@houseblogs.net Quick post today, filling out loan paperwork, waiting for assessor’s report, etc.  Also, forgot to mention, yesterday when we were looking through the house I found that both bedrooms had capped gas lines running to them.  I’m guessing... http://thealexs.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/first-remodeling-accident/ http://thealexs.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/first-remodeling-accident/ Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:29:32 -0600 editor@houseblogs.net Apologies for the long wait for a new post, sadly very little is going on or can go on until escrow closes.  However, we spent a few hours over there today (more on why later) and I decided to do a bit of preemptive cleaning.  My target of choice?�...