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Demolition of Kitchen and Bath
Demolition of the current kitchen and bath was completed yesterday. A couple interesting findings: The big ugly beam in the kitchen we were all curious about turned out to be some home-brew laminated plywood/wood beam. Strange, but apparently strong enough … Continue reading
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Kitchen and Bath Rennovation Begins Today
After months of prep and paperwork, our kitchen and bath renovation begin today. Here are a couple of panoramic shots (made with AutoStitch) showing them just prior to construction. I’ll be posting more details over the coming weeks. Kitchen: Bath:
Happy Halloween 2011
The bat has flown to greener pastures, and a large Black Widow spider has taken up residence.
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Anneslie Garden Tour 2010
Our garden was featured on the Anneslie garden tour on Saturday. We spent the last few weeks weeding, planting, and otherwise preparing the garden. The patio was poured in time for the tour as well. I’ve put up two Flickr … Continue reading
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Blizzard 2010 Photos
Here are some photos from the end of the day yesterday. The sun came out just before sunset. Today is bright and sunny and I liberated the CR-V, so we are no longer stranded. We never lost power, although others … Continue reading
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Blizzard of December 2009
Over the last 36 hours we got about 18 inches of snow here in Baltimore. This is why we left Cleveland! Ugh! The series of pictures below tells the story. Yesterday morning, I shoveled. Then I shoveled again a couple … Continue reading
Crawlspace Update: Hidden Treasures (?)
My buddy Michael crawled into the dark corners of the crawlspace under the kitchen yesterday (thanks, Michael!) and dug out a variety of trash and artifacts that had been thrown in there over the decades since the house was built … Continue reading
Sun Porch Deconstruction – Phase 2
An 18–yard dumpster and a week later, phase 2 of the sun porch deconstruction is complete. While tearing apart the decking, I uncovered an older deck that was much more solidly constructed. And the hot, humid weather didn’t make it … Continue reading
Sun Porch Deconstruction – Phase 1
Our house has had a glassed-in sun porch on the back since long before we bought it. It’s is a nearly useless space. It’s too cold in the winter and an oven for most of the rest of the year. … Continue reading
