Second day recap: Started with an adventure up into the “wilds of upstate” known as near the Ashokan Reservoir to pick up a heavy duty scaffold in order to do more work on the house. Then we drove to Liberty with the thing strapped to the top of the car […]
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First day recap: We mapped out the first floor electric to all of the breakers we could. The living room, main hallway, and dining room are all on one breaker. When the electricians come back, we’re going to see about separating those. The outlets in the Parlor are live. The […]
My latest WTFH moment: discovering that before the travesty of the tacky yellow wallpaper and after the pink abomination, layers the cracks in the plaster were disguised to the casual eye by painting over a layer of plain paper affixed to the wall to mask the symptoms instead of addressing […]
There is a Corvid or two that notes when I arrive at the house each time. I hear them cawing to each other. The front stairs are fixed. Back in place with three support columns on a concrete base. Only the side rails need to be put back on. That’s […]
The front stairs have been disassembled, a concrete foundation has been laid, and there are three footings cut and ready for placement tomorrow. I didn’t have wood screws long enough to hold the 4×4 posts in place, but I have them at home. Stairs will be completed tomorrow morning! Also, […]
Æsa Sturludottir states, “The pink must die”, and “There’s a wall under there!”, and “Knocking some of the peeling paint and plaster free.”
Today’s update brought to you by the letters H and D, and the number M. There was no event today at the house, as it was a day of traveling around doing errands. The cabinet doors have been safely delivered to Constantine for repairs. Some may not be recoverable. Cindi […]
The day’s events: Picked up some more stuff needed from Dollar Tree and the local ACE Hardware. Went to the Town Hall and figured out the list of Permits I’ll need to get things done. The Yard Maintenance team showed up and did the requested work on the property. It […]
Mad props go out to Winna Spring and Marius Rex for getting the carpet up without going into the basement! More stripping by yours truly [Æsa] in the kitchen using the Safe Strip from Blaze O’Rama. This stuff is the bomb! Still a way to go, but this was less […]