April 21, 2011

Selecting tile for the upstairs bathroom.  So excited to finally be working on something aesthetic, not structural.

April 16, 2011

Progress means trips to the dump and the nursery. 

April 8, 2011

The final segment of the foundation wall being poured.  You may not understand just how exciting this is.

February 20, 2011

Often when people come by and look at the massive work project going on in our yard, I'll offer to take them on a little tour of the new basement.  This gives me an opportunity to build goodwill with the neighbors who might be offended by the eyesore that is our yard.  I've met some very nice people this way and our project has gained some very enthusiastic supporters.  Many people worried that the house would be torn down to make room for condos when it was for sale in 2005.  Most people are relieved to hear that we don't plan on making huge alterations that will make the house less of a true representation of the original structure. 
I mention this now because in addition to the human visitors to the construction site, Dave found foot prints that show raccoons are also fascinated by the progress.  I just hope they don't plan on moving in.

January 27, 2011

When your pipes freeze it can also cause problems with your bath and shower faucet.  For example you may only be able to get cold water and it may become impossible to turn the water off.  Luckily Dave is handy enough to fix this, but it did take a while.  I was not amused.
For the record, this is the downstairs bathroom, we did not put it in and it will be move and remodeled to better match the house at some point.  Just didn't want anyone to think this was representative of our tastes in home decor.

August 8, 2010

Sod! Glorious sod! (my knees and back ached for days after these photos were taken.)

August 7, 2010

The beginnings of getting our yard back.  Gotta love the sod.  Not so much the kneeling in the mud and dirt while putting it in.