Contractors and other home improvements
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Studs, headers, joists and rafters
I never realized how beautiful light-framed construction could be, until I stood here:Studs and headers, stately, precise. Such graceful repetition, pure and mathematical. It really got my heart racing! And now I want… More >>
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Master bathroom inspiration
I am so thankful to the real estate agent responsible for marketing the house we bought. The photos online were horrible. And of the eight photos included in the listing, two were of the ridiculous bathroom, and none… More >>
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How I met my contractor, part 2
In my last post, How I met my contractor, part 1, I forgot to mention one small detail, how I actually met my contractor. Last March we made an offer on this old farmhouse in Stuyvesant, NY.It was 200 or so years old… More >>
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How I met my contractor, part 1
Last week I wrote about the speedy progression of our home addition, including preparing to pour the foundation, and explained why the rain dumped by Superstorm Sandy was no big whoop. (For our foundation that is, obviously… More >>
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The benefits of professional help
Arguably, I need "professional help" in more areas of my life than just painting… I mean, I'm not addicted to buying power tools for nothing, you know. However, for the purposes of this post let's just take the… More >>
