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2014 March | A Real Fixer Upper
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A Real Fixer Upper. Waterfront property isn't always a good thing. Archive for March, 2014. Single Pane vs. Double Pane Windows. March 2, 2014. Today is one of our coldest winter days. I took the opportunity to play with my new laser thermometer that I got for Christmas, and compared our old windows with the new ones. We have 6 single-pane windows remaining on the front side of our house. All of them have storm windows, and are from [.]. Laundry Room Ceiling (Mud and tape). Backdoor Steps and Railing.
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2012 October | A Real Fixer Upper
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A Real Fixer Upper. Waterfront property isn't always a good thing. Archive for October, 2012. October 20, 2012. I previously showed off the finished exterior. I’ve finally gotten around to installing the interior window trim. This one is in the Laundry Room. I used stair treads for the window stools (I previously called this the window sill, but have been corrected numerous times. The sill is on the exterior). They’re 5/4″ and about [.]. Laundry Room Ceiling (Mud and tape). Backdoor Steps and Railing.
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A Real Fixer Upper. Waterfront property isn't always a good thing. Fiber Cement Siding & Windows. October 7, 2014. This was the fourth year of replacing our siding and windows. We’ve been redoing one side per year. The back and sides of our house were board and batten, but the front was masonite lap siding. Lack of gutter maintenance, combined with not painting the masonite siding led to some Major wood rot. I deemed [.]. August 17, 2013. June 2, 2013. Laundry Room Ceiling (Mud and tape). Patched holes i...
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2012 September | A Real Fixer Upper
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A Real Fixer Upper. Waterfront property isn't always a good thing. Archive for September, 2012. North Siding Work Completed! September 18, 2012. If you’ve seen my previous project pictures, I’m excited to show you the (almost) finished product: I still have a few minor things to wrap up before its totally complete, but its close enough to show off. I’ve installed: 6 Windows (Andersen 100 series) siding boards (4′ x 9′ sheets) batten trim (1.5″ PVC trim) [.]. Laundry Room Ceiling (Mud and tape). Replace R...
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A Real Fixer Upper. Waterfront property isn't always a good thing. My rotten summer project is nearly complete. Today, I finished painting the siding on the east side. I replaced:. Every piece of the siding. All of the battens and horizontal trim. Laquo;« Previous Post - Backup Sump Pump. Next Post - Single Pane vs. Double Pane Windows »». Click here to cancel reply. Email (will not be published) (required). The USA flag is red, white, and? Laundry Room Ceiling (Mud and tape). Backdoor Steps and Railing.
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2012 July | A Real Fixer Upper
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A Real Fixer Upper. Waterfront property isn't always a good thing. Archive for July, 2012. July 16, 2012. I figured, I should post an update about how the siding is going. Here is a couple before pictures: Below, I show new siding on the right vs. old rotten siding on the left. Below, I’ve removed much of the siding and I’ve replaced 5 windows, with the help of 5 of my friends. And [.]. Laundry Room Ceiling (Mud and tape). Backdoor Steps and Railing. Patch, Mud and tape coat closet. Closed on the House.
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2012 December | A Real Fixer Upper
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A Real Fixer Upper. Waterfront property isn't always a good thing. Archive for December, 2012. Over the Range Microwave. December 15, 2012. The last appliance remaining in our kitchen was the over-the-range microwave. It was black, while the rest of our appliances are all stainless steel. Functionally, its only problem was that it kept working… while we kept hoping it would break. It also took a very long time to cook any food. It was configured [.]. December 2, 2012. Laundry Room Ceiling (Mud and tape).
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2013 June | A Real Fixer Upper
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A Real Fixer Upper. Waterfront property isn't always a good thing. Archive for June, 2013. June 3, 2013. Like many houses, our home has a sump pump in the basement. 99.99% of the time, it works very well. Except for that one time… when it didn’t. Several years ago “it didn’t”, and I made the late-night run to the hardware store to buy a new sump pump. I invested and installed a higher [.]. June 2, 2013. Laundry Room Ceiling (Mud and tape). Backdoor Steps and Railing. Patch, Mud and tape coat closet.
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2012 May | A Real Fixer Upper
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A Real Fixer Upper. Waterfront property isn't always a good thing. Archive for May, 2012. Siding Shortcuts for the Criminally Insane. May 31, 2012. I took down a section of my gutters today because they were pretty beat up and I plan to replace them. I was pretty angry when I discovered this: The blue stuff is exposed insulation. The gutters were hiding this giant hole that was never weatherproofed. On the inside of this wall is a drywall [.]. May 18, 2012. Raise the AC Compressor. May 18, 2012. Reconnec...