
Structural Repairs: Load-Bearing Walls
Restoring, replacing and altering structure where load bearing walls had been damaged or removed.
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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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Structure: The Sunken Tub
How we got rid of a sunken tub and repaired the underlying structure.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Easy fix for a sump pump that does not shut off
When our sump pump would not stop running, a mechanical float switch was the quickest, easiest, most affordable fix.
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Thumb and Hammer goes to Antique Archaeology
As fans of American Pickers, we visited Antique Archaeology in Nashville, Tennessee. Here is what we thought.
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