archive for April, 2009
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 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 8, 2009
a bungalow old&new
The newish blog transitional neighborhood lowdown has a great post about what they call the “most unique house in Richmond”;, a style-mixing bungalow in Montrose Heights.
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.
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 13, 2009
Examples of simple moulding
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.
