My First Interior Door – May/June 2026.
In this post I describe the activities that took my unfinished dry fitted door to one that is hung in place.
In this post I describe the activities that took my unfinished dry fitted door to one that is hung in place.
After considerable time off for the holidays and beyond, I slowly got back to work starting in February. It's funny the role momentum plays. Having…
Continue reading → Interior Doors – February through May 2026
Following the installation of the stainless steel backsplash in the kitchen, the house was in a state where I could move in. Obviously there was…
After returning from vacation, the plan was to turn my attention to the garage workshop. The idea was to prepare for the upcoming trim work…
Continue reading → Preparations for Moving In – August, September 2025
The countertop installers arrived on the first of the month. The started by placing the slabs on the base cabinets. The granite countertop, where the…
After a really nice week away, my first task upon returning to the house was to figure out how to hook up the vent hood.…
Continue reading → Kitchen, Garage, and other bits and pieces – May and June 2025
To my surprise, the extra cabinet that will go above the cooktop and the refrigerator side panel arrived early. I expected it to arrive mid…
At the end of the last post, the flooring installation was paused as I waited for the extra material to arrive so they could finish…
The work I'm doing on this house requires a permit, which has an expiration date. That expiration date is pushed out by six months after…
Continue reading → Wood Flooring and Kitchen Cabinets – February 2025
Before leaving on vacation in mid December of 2024, I took advantage of a few days I had available and set and grouted the mosaic…