One less task on the “to-do” list. The Handyman has fixed that gross-out section of the bathromm wall partition. YeAY! Although he didn’t want to do all the work involved with lining it with tiles. That is ok, at least it is nice, smooth, clean looking wall. We are also one step closer to getting […]
Old House Blog
Maintenance
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure That bathroom drywall rot I mentioned? I spoke to my husband about it right after writing that post, and it is on the list for this weekend. yay. It is always true that it is easier to keep something maintenanced than it is to fix […]
Trials of the Handyman’s Wife
Actually nothing so dire, more like the conundrums, but then you wouldn’t have come to read…would you? Conundrum doesn’t have that salacious sound to it;) Anyway, here is my problem. I love my hard working husband, and I feel compassion for how much he has put into the house this year- literal blood, sweat, and […]
…and the kitchen sink
John, the Muzikdude, is a true D-I-Yerselfer. He has run-in that starts this way: My kitchen sink has a Price Pfister faucet. Things go downhill from there…. but there is no one funnier in recounting the whole long slide into the trials of do it your self land. The satisfaction comes from overcoming all the […]
Winterizing -Insulation
I visited the Victorian Farmhouse and read this post on winterizing. Those were the days. Described are various methods we also used in this house in the early days- straw bales around the foundations, plastic wrapped windows, etc. No-likey any of those useful, but awkward ways to keep warm. Old houses are drafty, that is […]
Odds and ends::floors and woodwork
This is just a short post to describe the floors and woodwork. In my previous house, in the city- which was one of the Craftsman type homes built in the 1917 to Twenties era, the woodwork and floors for even modest homes was beautiful. Generous dark English oak style appointments including coffered ceiling beams,built in […]
