Deck Cleaning Test
Yes, it can be cleaned. Though I may opt for a careful pressure washing method to avoid scrubbing (hard!) and chemicals....
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Shiny New Floors!
We hired Andy and the nice folks over at American #1 Hardwood Floors to refinish our first floor and I got to see the results today. I think it's...
Safety First Rail Installation
The house is not yet ours since we've embarked on a real estate journey through a short sale bankruptcy this far there's no sense in turning back now. However,...
Painting the Tokeland House
Wow. So that took a bit of work -- nearly all week of our week off, actually. We started in last Tuesday with a little bit of prep then...
New Tokeland Kitchen Lights
It's the simple things. See: swapping out flat, fluorescent lights for some warm, effective track lights from Ikea....
Cleaning at the Tokeland House
My Tokeland house. After a couple months getting everything organized I signed all the paperwork to make this little house out in Tokeland mine. That being said, I couldn't...
The Home Improvement Reality Ratio
I started a porch roof project last Thursday and I had every intention to be done Friday so I could enjoy the rest of my weekend. Not so. As...
Photos ~ New Porch Roof (Day 1)
Today and tomorrow I'm off from work to stay home. It's not really a vacation but more of a work party for one. Since move-in day the flat, tarred...
A little help from my dad
Didn't waste much time getting up and around this morning since my dad was on the road and here first thing this morning. Sarah took off for a fund...
Time to finish the rain barrel
I just went downstairs to feed the kitties and realized it'd been raining pretty steadily for some time tonight. The local weather radar showed us in a patch of...
New home improvement project planning
Yes, no sooner than the New Year ticked by did I begin thinking about the projects to come around the house. Believe it or not, I did this all...
Replacing an old thermostat
Sometimes I have little revelations that pop into my head and recently one of these had to do with thermostats. Yeah, home ownership can really have an effect on...
Photos ~ New kitchen faucet install
After spending some time at a local Lowes Sarah and I picked up some home improvement tools and a couple new faucets. Tonight Sarah took on the task of...
Photos ~ Planting more plants
Planted another rose bush today, somewhat completing the transformation of the area on the south side of our house. We also went for a nice walk to the nearby...
More home improvement progress
Today was to consist of a trip to Yelm, WA to get some plants then head back home for more work around the house. And it did. We sped...
Shopping for light
We had a big day of fun up in Tukwila (aka Mallland) to hit a few places for some home improvement items. We started at Ikea. Our trip here...