Projects Repairing the Large Crack in the Living Room Ceiling After removing the drop-ceiling from the living room we found a large crack that ran the entire length of the living room ceiling. This was... June 9, 2020 293
Projects Putting the Propane Tank on a Concrete Slab Our propane tank in the back yard was sitting on four rocks instead of a more traditional concrete slab. The rocks had settled over the... June 9, 2020 256
Projects Removing the Living Room Closet/Wall Heater The living room closet we have in this house is small and not terribly useful. It seems like it was really more of an effort... June 7, 2020 263
Projects Removing the Backyard Cesspool When digging out some of the plumbing pipes on the side of the house leftover from removing the laundry room, I came across the rusty... June 2, 2020 232
Projects Moving the Water Heater After removing the laundry/utility room and sealing the wall, I had to move and reinstall the water heater. My original plan was to leave the... November 7, 2019 231
Projects Sealing the Laundry Room Wall After removing the cinder block laundry room, the now-outside wall had some plumbing and electrical that needed to be removed before winter. The plumbing included... October 28, 2019 225
Projects Repairing the Front Chainlink Fence This fence project was one that had very little visual impact, but just made me feel better. Because of the large amount of work involved... October 13, 2019 212
Projects Removing the Backyard Cistern and Shed In the back yard of our house there was an old open-top cistern that was used to hold water pumped from the well by the... August 1, 2019 192
Projects Removing the Laundry/Utility Room One of the first odd things we noticed about this house was the laundry/utility room. This room measured about 9 feet by 12 feet, was... July 26, 2019 213
Projects Painting the Upstairs Bedroom The upstairs bedroom is fairly large, about 15 by 15 feet, and we use it as a guestroom. It’s in the same general condition as... April 21, 2019 200