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Floor is finished!
Well, the floor in the dining room is finished! This was a crazy project. This is what happens, I suppose, when one thinks that hey, this project can't be that bad. This was…
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Yes, you can install your own hardwood floor
We got the floor started today. Mass came first, then Jenny and I went to brunch at my parents' house to see my sister Sarah (and have some brunch, of course :) ). …
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The floor saga continues
Shortly after my last post, I jumped online to do some quick research and get some prices. We had a few important limitations:Floor should be no more than 1/2" thick. The plywood was…
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The floor is crap
Apparently, someone else had issues with the floor in there at one point, and replaced it with a plywood floor. It isn't bad plywood, but it is still plywood. Interestingly, whoever did this…
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Another carpet bites the dust!
Well, it is about to bite the dust. This weekend, we'll be pulling up the old wall-to-wall carpet in the dining room, and it's headed straight for the trash. Jenny and I talked…
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The shop is assembled and getting some use!
Saturday was a good day. I talked to my Dad the night before, and we set a "play date" for Saturday. I needed to head out to Mars Lumber to pick up some…
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Tools, and some sad news about a (former) local company
I was able to make a super buy today on some tools for my woodshop. I saw a post on the Pittsburgh Craigslist for a sale of "new and lightly used" metal- and…
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Crazy stuff for us to do!
I'm sure that Jenny is going to think I'm nuts when she reads this. I've been reading the blog for the fine folks over at the Pigeon Point Project occasionally. One of the…
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Comfortable in the snow
It's been a little while since we had a house-related entry here. We've been enjoying our living spaces in their returned-to-living-spaces mode, which has been quite an enjoyable experience. Our cats (Sidney and…
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New Hampshire
Wow. There was something somewhat unexpected. If you've been following the polls, this was not what the pundits expected of the primary. This probably makes the upcoming primaries even more interesting for the…