My time with the dumpster ends tomorrow. It will be picked up and processed by the construction waste recycling center. I wasn’t able to truly fill it, but there’s plenty of removed drywall and unneeded black and white countertops in … Continue reading
Another weekend of dismantling the upper kitchen. The goal is to remove the wall that creates a useless pantry and add the area to a larger kitchen with modern cabinets and counters. The unwanted wall is a leftover from when … Continue reading
To start the remodeling of This Odd House, I had followed all of the dependencies to this single initial requirement: remove the old boiler and the asbestos-wrapped heating pipes emanating from it. One of the HVAC contractors I contacted offered … Continue reading
I recall paging through the college catalogs of all the cool courses I could take at the university. There were so many interesting topics, but after reading the course descriptions I would encounter the prerequisites for registering. It often was … Continue reading
The demolition party was an exhilarating but humbling experience. Eager volunteers dismantled and tore down large sections of This Odd House. They did more than I ever expected, but I learned that demolition is a lot harder and more involved … Continue reading
Demolition day started out quietly as I contemplated how one actually goes about removing the contents of a kitchen. My friend and remodeling advisor Poldi and I unplugged the stove and dragged it out. Ok, that wasn’t so hard. Now … Continue reading
At the Before party I was surprised at the number of people who offered to help me do the demolition work in preparation for my remodeling plans. Now maybe this was just being polite, but I got the sense, especially … Continue reading
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Having purchased the house, I can now proceed to fix it. But this is an opportunity to share my plans with family and friends before doing so and show them the raw material I am starting with. So I invited … Continue reading
I scheduled an “energy audit” with an organization that promotes energy efficiency. I am not sure exactly the backing and purpose of the Center for Energy and the Environment (CEE), but I think it is a collective effort funded by … Continue reading
I “closed” on this house two days ago and am now the proud owner of real property. After stroking my signature or initials in fourty-seven places in two dozen documents, a deed of ownership with my name on it is … Continue reading
