Tag Archive | "temporary housing"
Making Do With Modulars
My dad was in the modular business. As a young man, he was a carpenter and contractor. But in the 70s, the housing industry slowed (like it is now), and he was without work. He started a modular building business, which became very successful in western New York. I think it’s so interesting to see [...]
Continue reading...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!
- Parging The Foundation Walls
- The Silent Summer: No Crickets, No Peepers!
- Building a Winter Cat Shelter
- The Tempurpedic Mattress Update
- How to Create a Serfdom
- blueyes: Hey I have a box of old toys too, mostly from McDo...
- Mrs. Mecomber: Lin-- when we finally got the owl out, it was dead...
- Marg: I am sure there are lots of things wrong with an o...
- lin: Was the owl alive or dead? We have a house bui...
- Mrs. Mecomber: Marg-- good advice. At the time, however, we were ...
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Saturday, December 18, 2010
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