Archive | August, 2007
Spackle, Spackle Little Star
The spackling of the Living Room is finally complete! The room is beginning to look like a “real” room now. I have to sand it and perhaps do a few touchups. The primer/sealer and the paint (interior flat! something you could never use on old plaster walls!) is purchased. I am very, very eager to [...]
Continue reading...Teamwork
23. August 2007
We’ve got all the sheetrock up in the Living Room! I am ecstatic with joy. Such speedy progress is due to my generous sister, who has been coming over with two of her kids to help us. They have been renovating their old farmhouse and know all too well the plights of an old-home renovation! [...]
Continue reading...Decided to Install Cat5 wiring
20. August 2007
I am taking a break this afternoon. My breaks have become a little longer these days. My arms are in agony from all the heavy work! I have wimpy hands and wrists, and skinny forearms. They are begging me to stop working, but I can only give them rests between jobs. The poor limbs are [...]
Continue reading...Rolling Right Along
18. August 2007
Things are really starting to roll now. Thursday, the electrical inspector said that everything looks very good, and that day I installed fiberglass batt insulation and the vapor barrier. The next day, we rented a sheetrock lift and installed the ceiling drywall. My husband did most of the work– and what a job that was! [...]
Continue reading...The Saga Continues
14. August 2007
Well, here’s another progress report on our electrical! Thank God I have them to give! Since I finished the Living Room and the Girls’ Bedroom, as well as finally updating the wiring in the Boys’ Room and my room, thngs have been going at a rapid rate. We are cleaning up bits and pieces of [...]
Continue reading...The Attic
13. August 2007
I have to go up in there only one more time… yuk. Related Posts:The Benefits of Wiring for a Home NetworkPowerline Technology Just Totally Blows My MindWorking in the Attic“Where Have You BEEN?!”
Continue reading...Let There Be Light
13. August 2007
I am ecstatic. For the first time in years, I am typing under a bedroom ceiling light. With a switch, by the way! Pull-chain lights are history, baby! (not that they ever worked here, anyway). I spent most of the day Saturday in the suffocating confines of my attic. It was awful. But after a [...]
Continue reading...Procrastination
11. August 2007
Had my handyman over yesterday, and he rigged up my Kitchen ceiling light (we are using one of those $5 Walmart two-bulb bedroom lights, cuz the old flourescent fixture wasn’t working) and I also got two of my outlets back. The Laundry Room light still doesn’t work, which puzzles us. He gave me some helpful [...]
Continue reading...Things Looking Brighter
9. August 2007
I’ve had some good conversations with some electrical inspectors today and yesterday. I guess one could say things are looking “brighter.” They’ve helped clear up some problems I had, and they’ve been very patient with my constant streams of questions. I have finished wiring the Living Room and the girls’ bedroom. I am thrilled! I [...]
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I’m Rebecca
:) I’m a married mom of four teenage children. We live in Upstate New York. We bought an old 1855 home and acre property, over 10 years ago. We've been in the slow, agonizing process of living in the home while (trying) to renovate it. When I'm not renovating, I'm a freelance writer and blogger.
We've learned to dig a French drain, plant huge flower and vegetable gardens, wire a circuit panel, install furnace ducting, understand the enigmatic complexities of the plumbing system, and more. It's been *quite* the adventure.
You can read more about us here, read up on the history of the home, and read about what we've renovated so far. Thanks for visiting!
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28. August 2007
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