by Handyman | Dec 22, 2013 | remodeling, walls
And now for the walls: Now that the old ceiling has been totally removed and the old oak joists exposed, it was time to remove the old plaster & lath walls. In 2 previous rooms I had done, I left all 4 plastered walls intact and faced them with 1/4″...
by Ilona | Dec 14, 2013 | Handyman, hindrances, home, remodeling
First…A little history. Back in 1985 my wife and I and our 5 children (at the time) purchased an old farm house out in the country that was built in stages beginning in 1894. We had lived in the city and felt it would be a good idea to move to the...
by Ilona | Jan 27, 2011 | fixing-it, old houses, remodeling
fixing up old houses That is the question of the day, isn’t it? Well, though I wrote a small blurb about it early in the days of this blog, I found that Squidoo had no search results for it. That is right: a whole huge online community had no resource for...
by Ilona | Sep 17, 2007 | kitchen, remodeling
Now that all the major, structural stuff was complete:New floor down to and including the joistsNew ceiling including new raftersNew interior walls and exterior siding including studs, etc.All new plumbing & electricalWe were now ready for the cabinet maker to...
by Ilona | Sep 17, 2007 | Handyman, kitchen, remodeling
Before I continue I would like to say that if I had realized all the work that I was going to be getting myself into, I would have somehow talked myself out of this project using whatever excuses I could think up: “it is way beyond my capability &...
by Ilona | Sep 12, 2007 | Handyman, kitchen, life stories, my husband, remodeling
When you live through all that there is much that you just take in stride (or suffer through- you pick), but when I read through Handyman’s account I started to remember just how hard he worked… and keeps working. We can say we were nuts, that we would not...