Category: renovations
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entry hall tiling repaired
Teagno did this work, late March 2017. The entry hall tile was very similar (but not identical!) to the kitchen tile, but I tried and tried and could not find either of those tiles. So, we went with something, again, similar. When we had moved in, a couple of the tiles at the front door…
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2016 renovations & upkeep
; 2016 major work ; did NOT do ; 2016
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basement windows
single pane all this time! imagine. Now double-paned, thanks Amherst Glass.
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Skinny barn door for back bathroom
In 2015, we commissioned Bill Johnson to build a sliding barn door for the skinny 20″ doorway between the bedroom and the back bathroom. We purchased a barn door kit from Rockler Hardware, and Bill made a beautiful door, with handles that match existing handles on cabinetry and doors throughout the house. Bill Johnson –…
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2015 renovations & upkeep
2015 yardwork 2015 possibly redundant notes
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pink bathroom linoleum and paint
Pink bathroom improvements! (Post back-dated for chronological consistency.)
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marmoleum bathroom
The pink (interior) bathroom, original to the house, when we moved in had some terrible wallpaper & flooring. We repainted in 2014, and in 2015, we got rid of some truly hideous yellowy vinyl, that I thought looked horrible with the pale pink counter, the brown wood, and the brown tiles. We considered pink, but…
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sunroom & deck roof work
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stove replaced
2014 august — new stove. The old one overheated, and the glass exploded! That was scary. July 15, a simple meal of salmon, green beans, and rice, herewith immortalized as the oven glass explosion meal. The new one is a Samsung NE58F9710WS Flex Duo Slide-In Range (glass-top), list $2299. It was on sale for $1699…
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2013 renovations & upkeep
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front bedroom restored to separate rooms
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renovations 2012
back bedroom wing – removing carpeting & wood paneling from the three back bedrooms, and the hallway; removing the built-in desks, made up wood siding that was unfortunately not in great shape. Adding hardwood floors; drywall walls. Paint. Adding one additional window to back bedroom. Retaining door into decorative living room corner wood box. Molding…