Our pool house has a bit of a twisted story. We started it, got all the way through framing and rough plumbing, and then realized that we would not be able to afford a pool right now. When we looked at the overall cost to complete the pool house (almost as much as the pool)Read more about Pool house progress[…]
Materials have a limited useful life, and more so when they are in the ground. This became evident recently at my parents house, which they and remodeled over 40 years ago. At the time when laying irrigation pipe, one used galvanized pipe. But galvanized pipe can and does corrode over time. In this case apparentlyRead more about The lifespan of materials[…]
When painting cabinets, it seems we have two choices, factory painting, or painting in place. Both have their pros and cons. With factory painting, the painting is done in a painting booth under controller conditions, and the results are consistently good. But, cabinets almost always get damaged on installation, especially with a big complicated installRead more about Cabinet painting[…]
When I had a bachelor pad, I had a closet system installed in the master closet. It was this type of system. It looked decent, and was functional, but it was expensive, and not really built to last. After a few years, the melamine started peeling off in a few places, the plastic levelers underneathRead more about Carpenter built closet vs closet systems[…]
We finally signed off on the elevator a couple of days ago – it took quite some time. For starters, we weren’t sure we wanted the expense of the elevator right now. But certain life events lead us to believe it may be useful in the next few years. Once we decided to move forward,Read more about Elevator[…]
The garage doors came last week, and the painters made quick work of painting the panels. The doors were installed yesterday. It’s a nice look. The installers took care in the installation, including things like putting waxing all the metal where it touches the painted wood doors, to keep the paint from sticking to theRead more about Garage doors[…]