Category: The Stronghold

September 16, 2010 / / attic door project

A friend told me that they were impressed with the blog because they were terrified of putting holes in their walls.  How about holes in the ceiling?  Does that count? Edit 9/23/2010:   So I learned how to embed video on the blog today thanks to this guy.  Thanks guy!

Read the PostHome Videos: Put a Hole Riiiight There

September 16, 2010 / / overview

So you want to replace your front door do you?  Maybe mow the lawn for the first time?  How about paint a room? These and many other projects would be classified by most logical, rational and sane people as “Simple Projects.” Things that can be done in an afternoon –…

Read the PostHome n00b Tip #2: Simple Projects are Never Simple

September 15, 2010 / / kitchen project

So we demolished the cabinets. We pulled up all the floors. We decided this was a good time to start the electrical work, but in punching a new hole in the wall, discovered absolutely no insulation in the walls. None. Drywall and then exterior wall. What did we do? Spent…

Read the Postkitchen of tears: part 2- the threshing

September 12, 2010 / / attic door project

Everybody seems to have a pretty good idea on how to install an attic door. I got to hear them all. Once we had some time to implement this, all that wisdom went to good use. But, like everything else in this house, it wasn’t so straightforward. The hallway had…

Read the Postan interlude: the attic door project

September 10, 2010 / / The Stronghold

Being first time home owners and naive first time home remodelers there are more then a few things we have come across as being worth sharing with the uninitiated.  It is our hope here at PlasterQuest to share at least a few of these gems along the way.  The first…

Read the PostHome Improvement Tip #1