Archive | December, 2007
Gamerooms and Rec Projects
One of the greatest things my parents did for us kids was make two huge recreation areas. They were very concerned about the neighborhood drug problem (this was in the 80s, when the “just say no to drugs” campaign was introduced), and my stepdad didn’t like us being idle. They set up a big room [...]
Continue reading...A Brilliant Idea!
17. December 2007
I (finally) read through my stack of handy home improvement magazines over the weekend. There were some really great tips by readers that I enjoyed very much. But I stopped when I saw some small print at the bottom of the article. It said that the magazine will pay $100 to 200 for tips from [...]
Continue reading...Oh The Weather Outside Is Frightful
17. December 2007
…but the fire is so delightful. Remember that old Christmas song? Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow! Problem is, I don’t have a fireplace! Well, we finally got some snow out of this Nor’Easter, after a very shaky and sleety start. I was very disappointed to see the sleet, but we did [...]
Continue reading...Interior Storm Windows
13. December 2007
Well, with winter here in full force (expected 6 inches today, a Nor’Easter Sunday), the house is freezing. Even with the insulated Living Room walls, it is mighy chilly and I feel drafts from time to time. It is not terribly surprising, since we still have the windows from 1910 installed. I got very busy [...]
Continue reading...5 Ways to Prevent Ice Dams
12. December 2007
Ice dams are nasty, ugly, destructive things. Here in the Northeast, where the temperature can be below zero one day and 40 degrees the next, ice dams are a loathesome reality. We recently took a trip out to Hamilton College, and I saw with some dismay that large icicles loomed off the roofs of those [...]
Continue reading...Bargain Alert!
12. December 2007
I love this time of year. As much as I love gardening and being outside in the summer, winter is so nice because it is so cozy. This is the time of year when I can give some attention to the interior of the house. I still haven’t done any decorating or anything to the [...]
Continue reading...Winter Woes
12. December 2007
Grr. I don’t know what it is about winter. Our basement has been flooding again! All summer long, the sump pump hardly went off, due to our severe shortage of rainfall. I have to say, I was so thankful for the dry summer. My basement was dry! Now all of a sudden, ever since the [...]
Continue reading...Home Improvement for the Blog
12. December 2007
It’s a sleety, snowy, stormy mix of precipitation for the next few days. It is not pleasant to go outside when it’s raining and 32 degrees out. And it’s too gloomy to finish framing my French door. So, we’re inside, waiting for the snow to come. The kids are hitting the books and I am [...]
Continue reading...Radiant Floor Heating
11. December 2007
I’ve watched, from a distance of course, the rise of popularity for radiant floor heating. It’s a terrific invention, I think. I have lived all my life with central heating, and I’ve come to have some strong opinions about it! Most of the homes I’ve lived in had forced air heating systems. I dislike them [...]
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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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17. December 2007
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