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Sunday, September 27, 2009
Finishing the bathroom
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I hit a couple of snags while I was finishing the bathroom, mostly because I’d never done it before. It wasn’t anything major, but it slowe...
Friday, September 25, 2009
The new kitchen floor
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The Marmoleum I wanted usually takes about three weeks to arrive. They send a big truck from the midwest and it travels around delivering l...
Monday, September 21, 2009
The kitchen floor debacle
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I had to go back to work the next week, which was probably for the best. My fingers and wrists were so swollen and sore from gripping tools...
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Saturday, September 19, 2009
Day 7: Painting
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My very tall friend Garbear came over to help me paint. Painting with tall people is the best. Despite the fact that I bought a sample ...
Friday, September 18, 2009
Day 6: Manly men!
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Another issue that hung up my closing was the shed on the back of the house. It was rotting and not truly anchored to the house anymore. M...
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Day 3, 4, & 5: The bathroom
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I'm pretty sure this wasn't original to the house. I knew I wanted to rip this vanity out, even as I was walking through the house ...
The new garage door
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My closing came down to the wire and I actually ended up closing two days late because of a hold up with the appraisal. Apparently they di...
Day 1 & 2: The kitchen
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It has a nice personality! The nicest thing I could call the kitchen is "comically grimy." The cabinets, while still in good s...
First projects in the house
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Monday: Day 1 of house work week. Buying a fixer I sort of bounced all over the place with where I wanted to start. For some reason I felt l...
Househunting and the reveal
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My dad started harassing me last Christmas about trying to buy a house. The market had tanked, there was a tax credit available, and I wou...
My first place!
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I did it. I bought a house. It was a foreclosure and it's most definitely a fixer. I love it. There are some pretty obvious problems f...
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