kitchen progress

... I hit a wire...ack! Cutting more the other way I found a metal mount and felt a metal box up inside, so I stopped & waited for the electrician the next morning. Yep, it was probably a light box, just drywalled over, no cover, so a total fire hazard! That wiring is now included into an in-cabinet outlet for the hood , so it's now safe...but if I'd never cut there, there was no plan for the ...

.... Ones got a mondo raid, the other a mondo graphics card. I've got another garage sale box I was using for a web server and as far as I know it still works... I pulled it off the grid when they drywalled the basement and I haven't gotten around to putting it up again... Looking back, I guess I just haven't had the time. I'm so !@#$ing burned out working on this house. Those of you who have been ...

Money Woes

... brilliant idea is on this one.  we dont actually have anything they can take, and as long as we send something like $5.00 a week, or even a month, they cant really say anything. but. still.  *sigh* other than worrying about money were still working hard in KJs room.  its been drywalled and now were mudding and taping.  its not fun, but im actually really good at doing the mud.  go figure.   

It's the end of the year already?

... and here it is nearing the very end of December. Much has happened since that time ... Our house is coming along nicely. All the walls are up and sided, shingles on, trim painted, inside is all drywalled and primed, the ceiling spackled, electrical, plumbing and ducts are all in. Furnace is on. The underlay for the lino is in now and soon we hope to be getting the paint up and the floors in. ...

Demolition scheduled to begin

... go along - I created a Flickr account (housenoodling) and I'll link to it as new pictures go up. In *theory* the garage is mostly empty, and in the process, PS found a cabinet that had been drywalled into the wall... Weird.  I think there may still be an engine on a hoist in the garage, and the spare fridge (which I'm trying to freecycle).  We also have a loaner freezer to return.  Then we get ...

Supernatural Fic: A Matter of Time

... don't we finish the introductions in there?" She pushed the large sliding door open then motioned for them to enter the building. The space was mostly open to the rafters save a couple of drywalled in rooms around the perimeter. The far corner appeared to be outfitted as a machine shop and various metal parts and tools were stored neatly on racks and shelves set back from the heavy equipment. ...

This Basement is a Sty

... off in the "I'm going to college and rooming in places with friends, this place isn't my home anymore" stage. Our basement here is halfway finished off, which means the one half is carpeted and drywalled and pretty nice, while the back half holds storage and the laundry and the laundry machines. Anyway, this finished off area has sort of been the "kids" nook for years. But with me once again out ...

Progress to Date

So, as of today, most of the wallpaper is gone. What's left will be drywalled over. All of the shitty barn wood (nailed within an inch of its life to the walls) is gone. The god-awful corrugated steel siding is gone. The horrific homemade "front counter" is gone. We are keeping the glass display case...for what, we don't know but it seems valuable. Pics will be up soon. The lowered section of ...