We added a mantel shield to our antique mantel so that we won’t burn the house down. It had been suggested that if you have a blower, it won’t get hot enough to catch fire. That is so not true. We tried the fire for …
I tried to make some cabinets I already have fit into my laundry room and it just didn’t work. I did the math and by the time I bought enough additional cabinets to make it practical, I was over $5000. I used those cabinets in …
Schumacher has a warranty on the house. If you find anything at all for the first year, they come fix it. (They also come back once to touch up paint. You decide when and schedule it.) There is a 2 year warranty on all mechanicals …
The original house plan had a second linen closet in the master bathroom. I decided I would rather have a window. I really like some natural light in the bathroom. Schumacher gave us a credit for deleting 40” of drywall and a door and charged …
When Jim married Sandra, he knew she came with stuff. So he built a closet for her. Not just a closet. Sandra’s Dressing Room Closet. Sandra spent a lot of time on Pinterest planning the closet. Together they made her dream closet a reality. First, …
The grass is starting to grow. The daffodils I planted in the field behind the house are blooming. And we are getting some things put away. The grass is starting to grow. You can see a lot of green under the straw. And a lot …
The snow has rained away and they aren’t saying anything about people being without power anymore, so it should be our turn. Tuesday we met Beau and Jessica for dinner at Papas & Beer. On the way home we drove by the house. Look! They …
The grader has finished. The lot is above flood plain and everything angles away from the house. The grader pushed the dirt up to the edges of the new concrete. There was gravel everywhere. The grader measured for where the gravel driveway was supposed to …
They put in the bathroom sinks and the tub surround today. The sinks are one piece Cultured Marble. They are seamless. The sink and countertop are molded together, so they will be very easy to keep clean. They glued a piece to the wall in …
We decided on vinyl flooring. For the whole entire house. We don’t want carpeting. I don’t like tile. And wood floors pushed the house even more out of our budget than we had already gotten. If we decide we would like to put in hardwood …
