Storm Window Troubles

One thing that was really good about the house was that there were already storm windows installed over the original … More

5lbs of Bird Poop

The front door always looked a little not right. It was the original door, in good condition. Here’s from when … More

I started picking at the bathroom walls in January, and the darn room was finished by the end of June. … More

This is the largest room in the house, the first one you see when you walk in the house. The … More

The kitchen was freezing all the time. This was because the previous owner had removed the door between the kitchen … More

The bathroom had the absolute worst plaster in the house. The listing photos cannot conceal the extent of the problems: … More

There was so much to contend with. The stairway had terrible plaster, and the intense turmeric yellow walls and ceiling … More

The greenest house is one that is already built. A pre-1900 house is built of natural materials, that have functioned … More

The building inspector burst out laughing when he saw the furnace. It was an octopus gravity fed furnace, and appeared … More

The closing date was three weeks after I signed the papers. Strangely this date coincided with a deeply traumatic calendar … More