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(Several of these are left over from 2007)   Replace all the windows.  (One down, six to go on the 1st floor.  Eight on the 2nd.) Kitchen 100% done. Pay someone to replace the roof.  Finish removing the asbestos siding. Strip, prep, and paint the exterior. Living and dining room built-ins. Laundry chute. New wiring ...

This is the drawer Nick and his dad made to hold the garbage, recycling and glass recycling bins. I love it!

We installed these a couple of weeks ago but haven't until now taken nice pictures of them.  They turned out pretty darn good, I have to say.  I should also say that I wouldn't likely do this project again - it was a lot of darn work.  As Greg might say, it took a lot of Grunt Work.  Most of the grunting occurred during the ...

A few months ago we noted a discouraging behavior on one of our 3-way circuits in the kitchen.  It seemed that I had somehow mis-wired the circuit such that when one of the lights was burnt out or unscrewed, one of the 3-way switches wouldn't operate properly.  It would turn the lights on/off when the remote switch was in one position, ...

Nick was able to finish polishing two of the countertops yesterday, and then he sealed and waxed them.  We called our good friend Justin, and he came right over to help carry them into the kitchen. (Thanks again, Justin!) Nick and his dad did a great job with the measurements and the forms.  We're both very happy with how the counters ...

As I type this Nick is ''plugging'' any of the little holes in the concrete countertops with slurry.  Or he's buffing some of the counters, I'm not sure.  Anyways, we're plugging away on a couple of projects: Nick laid tile around the fireplace last weekend and now we just have to grout it; the countertops are getting closer to ...