All work on the inside of the house has stopped as we take advantage of the summer weather to focus on everything related to the exterior of the house. One of these projects is the continuation of the window restorations. Yes, that project is STILL going on. I completely restored the interior sashes more than…
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Sprinting to the finish line
We have finally reached the most important milestone of our rehab project. We have moved into our new home! (pause for long applause) Thank you. This past month has been one of the most brutal of our rehab year. This is evident by the fact that we haven’t even had time to post one…
Completing the Cycle: Re-installing the rehabbed windows
The renovation of our beautiful 100 year old windows has been the most time consuming single project (by far) and the biggest money saving DIY project (by a mile) of our home renovation project. Those of you that have followed this blog from the beginning have read about these windows off and on for…
Winter is coming!
Week 32 – Joe Apparently winter is arriving a little earlier this year. An abnormal “polar plunge” is dropping the temperatures below freezing and will continue for the foreseeable future. I don’t mind cold weather. In fact, I normally embrace it… but it’s too early! We have been preparing for the inevitably of cold temps, but…
Window resolution and forward progress! (part 4)
Week 29 – Joe Amy and I are in the middle of a fall break from work. This means we have been able to make much more progress on the house. A couple weeks ago I finally figured out how to make the new windows match the old windows. The amber shellac that I had…
Window Standoff – Part 3
“The windows have been an ongoing project.” I feel like I say that in every blog post. Now that my work schedule has ramped up I don’t have time to run over to the house just for an hour here or there. I moved the whole window project to my basement, which is great because…
Window rehab – part 2
Week 16 – Joe Window rehab has been an ongoing project all summer. It is something I can work on in between big projects. Realistically, it will take me months and months … and months. My previous post about windows was all about the trials of removing, stripping paint, scraping paint, breaking windows, sanding, and…
Window restoration begins
Week 12 – Joe We are still in a holding pattern on the final floor plans as we work out a few more details. We are also still trying to lock down a sub contractor for the framing. The last guy that came and looked at the house seemed excited about the project and eager…
Under New Management 