Monday, September 12, 2011
Coming Unhinged, a Little More Front Door Progress
Posted by Alex
Last weeks near constant rain from Tuesday through Friday totaled over 6" locally. The whole area had massive flooding due to swollen streams and rivers, and it felt an awful lot like we were living in Seattle. One thing is certain, the rain sure put a damper on our front...
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Friday, September 9, 2011
Solve Your Sagging Hinges with Toothpicks and Glue
Posted by Alex
The work we've been doing on the new front doors has involved quite a bit of restoration. Not only has this restoration applied to the salvaged items we've purchased, but also to the portions of the house which were already in place. This has included paint stripping, plastering, tiling, wood...
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Thursday, September 8, 2011
Take That You Pervert! Mail Slot Concerns Resolved.
Posted by Wendy
Me...paranoid? A little crazy? Um, I guess so. This fact may have been proven by my fanciful idea that the location of our new letter slot would be a magnet for perverts and burglars. As you may remember from a previous post, the location of the mail slot in our...
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Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Laboring the Weekend Away On Our New Front Door
Posted by Alex
Thus far we've kept you apprised of major and minor progress on our vestibule efforts. Though sometimes tedious or mundane, each task has taken us one step closer to the goal at hand -- a completely reconfigured front vestibule with a salvaged, shiny and high gloss inner door, and outer...
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It's been a fun WEEK OF ALEX series of posts, but my solitary posting is coming to a close as Wendy is due home later tonight. To be perfectly honest, I can't wait until she's back. I grew up an only child, so I can exist on my own pretty...
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