“So whatever happened with that coat closet that you were remodeling?”, someone who knows me might ask. Well, it’s still not done. So, what’s the hold up? The electrical. I want to install new overhead pot lights (on a switch of course), three new outlets, […]

With the “without-hot-water” portion of our closet renovation complete, and the memory of many cold showers still fresh in our minds, we have all been enjoying the reinstatement of hot water in our home. AND it seems that the new insulation in the exterior wall […]

Hurray! We got the trim installed and caulked, and finally, finally got the water heater reinstalled. Now we are just waiting for the water to heat so we can shower. Here is what the closet looked like this morning when we got started: First, I […]

I really didn’t want to sand today. Crawling into the back of the closet and having spackle dust fall into my hair, while my goggles fog up to the point that I can’t even see, and my breathing is completely restricted by the dust mask […]

Our remodel project is proceeding happily along. Today, after allowing the polyurethane on the floor to cure for 48 hours, and allowing the first coat of joint compound to set for the same length, I was ready to get back to work. The poly still […]

When I left off with our remodel saga last, we had just finished the demo portion of the project. Steve was nice enough to crawl around in the back of closet, cleaning up all the grit and dirt and icky leftover demo debris. Once the […]