Home Improvement Topics

January 30, 2014 / Framing and Structure

Structure: Supporting the house from the basement

When it comes to fixing structural issues in a house, start in the basement and work your way up.
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January 29, 2014 / Framing and Structure

Structure: The Sunken Tub

How we got rid of a sunken tub and repaired the underlying structure.
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January 28, 2014 / Framing and Structure

Adding ventilation and fixing leaks in back dormer

Extending the roof to add soffit ventilation and solve water issues in the back dormer.
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January 27, 2014 / Framing and Structure

Fixing water damage and structure in the Dormer

A water leak and a window installed without proper structure. How we removed rotted framing and framed the wall correctly.
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January 6, 2014 / Products and Retail

The table leg chronicles

The tale of a night stand with a wrong part and a small company with exceptional customer service.
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August 18, 2013 / Bedroom

Princess no more: Bedroom makeover

Our 11 year old daughter has outgrown her "princess" bedroom. So we gave her a bedroom makeover using her design choices.
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April 22, 2013 / Musings, Ramblings and Brain Dumps

Contracts and contractors

Comparing our experience when hiring a contractor with only a verbal agreement vs hiring a contractor with a written contract.
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April 11, 2013 / Musings, Ramblings and Brain Dumps

Checking off the wish list

Our house looked good on paper, but the reality was something different. We had to do a lot of work to keep the promises that the house had made.
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April 8, 2013 / Musings, Ramblings and Brain Dumps

From Dream House to Nightmare in less than a year

We found our dream house. Sure, it needed some work. But the amount of work it needed soon turned that dream to a nightmare and almost us everything.
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February 16, 2013 / Waterproofing