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To Restore a Home in Church Hill, Richmond, Virginia To Restore a Home in Church Hill, Richmond, Virginia
June 28, 2009

Something is eating my sunflowers

June 24, 2009

Schizophrenic

Over the course of 2 days, our neighborhood was named both one of the 10 most dangerous in America and also one of the best places to buy an old house. The first accolade is seriously undeserved, this isn’t even the most dangerous neighborhood on our side of town.

June 12, 2009

Open house on Sunday

May 23, 2009

Examples

example 1

This will be the summer of detail work on the outside of the house.

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May 23, 2009

Something small and pink

plant

Over the past 2 or 3 years we’ve put enough plants in the yard that we’ve forgotten what some of them are. Like this one.

May 2, 2009

details from a spring yard

April 13, 2009

Examples of simple moulding

Door moulding example

I got to tour another house being renovated in the area last week (pictured here in it’s glory days). I was taken by the simple moulding that is being installed and grabbed 2 photos to remember it by.

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April 11, 2009

New balusters into which the cat will run at speed

After walking by them for six weeks, today was the day to install the new balusters.

April 10, 2009

A finished bathroom doorway

The door went up on Tuesday and now our new bathroom is 99% finished: today the last of the moulding went up. There is some minor caulking to do and some painting eventually, but we can put the tools away and sweep up the hallway.

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April 9, 2009

How to use a coping saw


April 8, 2009

a bungalow old&new

April 7, 2009

the button that saves water

Our new bathroom is very small, has a door that is only 2 feet wide, and holds a special toilet: it has a small button for small needs and a larger button for larger waste.

April 7, 2009

hanging a door is a great way to ruin an otherwise pleasant morning

I hung a door today. Everything swings smooth and is level, but only after it looked like a disaster was unfolding; the day was saved by shims.

April 3, 2009

new cement steps, with reservations

March 24, 2009

towards having new front steps

Last May, the city got on us for a few of our myriad code violations. We were busted for having peeling paint, no handrail, a broken fence out back, and crumbly steps. We were able to take care of the first 3 last summer, but left the steps alone having run out of time and money. Now it is time for the steps…

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