We have a three story stair set that goes from our basement to our 2nd floor. Over the last two months, we’ve had carpenters here on and off installing the railing, and a few weeks ago the flooring contractor installed the stair treads and risers. There is quite a bit of painting to do there.Read more about Painting the stairs[…]
When we tore down the old house, we saved quite a bit of wood. Stuff like exposed beams, structural beams, and even wall studs and floor joists, all redwood. Much of it is old growth, tight grain, clear heart redwood. We also got quite a few old redwood fence and shed boards, which we areRead more about Old wood[…]
We’ve had a porta-potty for the duration of construction. Finally, after more than 18 months without a proper toilet here, our toilets are all plumbed in and working. But, I realized last weekend, after visiting a friends construction site, it didn’t have to be this way. They simply made their own outhouse, and probably savedRead more about Outhouse style[…]
We’ve had storage containers on our property for the better part of 3 years. In them are all the furniture and furnishings that would not fit in our rental house, or the old house that we tore down. We decided to go with roll-off containers, rather than renting a storage space, because it is muchRead more about A milestone – removal of the roll-off storage containers[…]
Traditional craftsman houses have a considerable amount of stained wood finish. Consider this house just a half block away from ours that was on the market some years back. The old house on our property had a lot of exposed, unfinished redwood. We love redwood, but that is a lot of reddish brown to haveRead more about Stain in the ass[…]