Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
There's nothing terribly complicated about hanging and finishing drywall. It can be a popular do-it-yourself project for that very reason, and I've even done a bit of it myself.
Getting quality drywall results, however, takes smart layout decisions and a skilled hand-- and I have accepted that it will take a lot more ...
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Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
Twas the night before the electricians
and through part of the house
I was marking outlet locations
with help from my spouse…
Since my last post, I received bids from four electrical contractors and selected one to work with me on the bedroom project upstairs. Tomorrow the wires start running.
If the electrical job simply ...
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Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
Reality. We can waste a lot of time and energy trying to avoid it, but eventually, unfailingly, reality catches up with us.
So what's the reality that I've been trying to avoid? Simply this: my upstairs bedroom project will not be finished by the end of the summer if I insist ...
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