Author: chonny

August 26, 2011 / / basement entrance project

So now that we’ve established that we need to do something about this piece, the first thing to do was destroy it. We even got assistance from my extremely handy uncle for this one. Killian you’re so helpful. Then we needed to clear out some space to fill in a…

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August 23, 2011 / / basement entrance project

The time had come. For about a year I fought with a medieval style bar-and-plank lock for a door that didnt fit, and a second door (which also didn’t fit) that could only be opened by jumping, grabbing a rafter, and swinging back to kick open, all Batman like. While…

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June 11, 2011 / / kitchen project

So in our winter absence from the site (we were pretty busy), I’m looking back here and seeing that when last we left, the kitchen was still a disaster. Since that last drywall post we’ve installed the cabinets, done the back-splash, gotten the counter top, painted the walls, trimmed the…

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May 11, 2011 / / The Stronghold

God I can’t get enough of this system. So after a few heavy spring rainfalls, we realized that we needed to do something serious with the pump. It was kicking water out, sure, but the pipe wasn’t long enough, and all that water came right back in. One big perpetual…

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March 7, 2011 / / kitchen project

i repurposed the front light for the porch light, since the original one was kind of hideous. unfortunately, the fixture didnt fit upright, so i mounted it like this. shits hella classy. WE DO PAPER PLATES HERE.

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