We're fixing up an old craftsman to retain it's eclectic spirit.http://4renovators.com/blogs/lowerphinneyproject/atom.aspxCommunity Server2005-08-18T11:22:00Zhttp://4renovators.com/blogs/lowerphinneyproject/archive/2006/01/02/1210.aspx2006-01-02T18:23:00Z2006-01-02T18:23:00ZWhen I purchased the house I knew I was going to have to replace the furnace. The old one is from the 1930's and didn't run very well. It would turn on for about 40 seconds and then turn off again. That and it's the old type before they used blowers so it was extremely inefficient. So I did some research and got some bids. I hadn't quite counted on the cost of it being so high, though. The biggest cost was that the new furnace would have completely new ductwork in the basement. This because the old...(<a href="http://4renovators.com/blogs/lowerphinneyproject/archive/2006/01/02/1210.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://4renovators.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1210" width="1" height="1">Sashahttp://4renovators.com/members/Sasha.aspxhttp://4renovators.com/blogs/lowerphinneyproject/archive/2005/08/30/940.aspx2005-08-30T17:08:00Z2005-08-30T17:08:00ZSo most of the floor work was completed a few weeks ago. But we finally got the trim painted this weekend. The fresh coat of white on the baseboards and new quarter round really makes the fir floors shine. Now we just need some furniture so we can use the space. But that will be here Wednesday. I can't wait....(<a href="http://4renovators.com/blogs/lowerphinneyproject/archive/2005/08/30/940.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://4renovators.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=940" width="1" height="1">Sashahttp://4renovators.com/members/Sasha.aspxhttp://4renovators.com/blogs/lowerphinneyproject/archive/2005/08/29/937.aspx2005-08-29T15:09:00Z2005-08-29T15:09:00ZAmong other tasks completed this weekend, the biggest was getting the old, 1940's deep freezer out of the basement. It's a Sear/Kenmore Coldspot freezer. There's a Sears Archive advertisement for a similar one here . Note, however, that the one I had was about twice the size of that pictured. Eighty inches long. 34"H x 32"D (not including hinges). There are two compartments -- the main one is about two thirds the length of the freezer. On the right is a smaller compartment above the compressor. The...(<a href="http://4renovators.com/blogs/lowerphinneyproject/archive/2005/08/29/937.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://4renovators.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=937" width="1" height="1">Sashahttp://4renovators.com/members/Sasha.aspxhttp://4renovators.com/blogs/lowerphinneyproject/archive/2005/08/18/896.aspx2005-08-18T18:22:00Z2005-08-18T18:22:00ZA month ago I got the keys to my first house. Like all new owners I have a large list of projects in mind (we have them posted on the fridge). The first thing I took on was the floors, in the hopes of being able to entertain the next weekend. Ha! The floors took two weeks. I'll post an article about that experience soon, but the upshot is that I have no respect for Swedish Finish and would never do that to wood. Not only is it deep and hard to remove/refinish, it suspect it's fairly noxious too....(<a href="http://4renovators.com/blogs/lowerphinneyproject/archive/2005/08/18/896.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://4renovators.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=896" width="1" height="1">Sashahttp://4renovators.com/members/Sasha.aspx