Communication Breakdown

One day in the spring there was a guy in my backyard chipping away at the back wall of the … More

Trying to Right the Wrong

Scrubbing the unadhered paint off with TSP and a scouring pad was kind of a rotten task. I took as … More

…thank you for not messing with this house too much. I really appreciate that you let the original doors and … More

Many of us have been socialized to get all swoony about “potential”. When I first saw this house the peeling … More

I contacted the city before getting the posts set for the fence in the front yard. London is weird in … More

There it is – right when you walk in. More chocolate milk colored paint. More awful plaster repairs and problems. … More

The living room wasn’t a major ordeal. The plaster needed repairs, of course, but it wasn’t so bad, compared to … More

There had been major renovation from the end of October to just before Xmas. This included replacing the sills, getting … More

The kitchen troubles seemed insurmountable. I spent many hours in the kitchen, sitting and staring at all the problems, mentally … More

I had this idea for a fence. It probably grew from my hatred of pressure treated lumber. I thought a … More