Monday, July 7th, 2008
I finally got my materials right and found some time to work on tuckpointing the brick for the wing walls in the old back stairs. I'm thinking of this as a practice opportunity because the whole area will be covered behind lattice and clematis vine eventually. Although it ...
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
After some play time in a nearby park, the boys and I stopped by the hardware store to get the supplies I'll need to tuckpoint the wingwall for the old back steps.
The thing I love about a good local hardware store is that I know the people there well enough ...
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
Here's another project that got a bit bigger than I was expecting. I have a lovely "Josephine" clematis that I want to plant between the backyard gate and the house as a replacement for grapevine that has been growing there.
This is an unusual spot where a small deck is ...
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Friday, March 21st, 2008
While working on bedroom remodeling project, I found two bricks on a piece of cardboard in one of the attic crawlspaces. The bricks are from the Belden Brick Co. of Canton, Ohio, and are in great shape. Belden has been around since 1885, so they could have sourced ...
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Friday, December 2nd, 2005
Last night I passed a major milestone in the fireplace paint stripping project. I cleaned face of the last brick in my 112 brick hearth. It is looking really good, but I can’t rest yet. I still need to strip the inside edge of the hearth opening.
I ...
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