Tag Archives: History

MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2005

Structural engineer They want to put 75-pound weights on each stair to make sure the [...]

FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2005

Financing The fireplaces were likely closed in when they converted from wood to coal. With [...]

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2005

Rose-head nails We started this project with the adage, “first do no harm.” Well, that [...]

MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2005

Day One It feels very strange writing “day one” when we’ve been working on this [...]

SUNDAY, MARCH 06, 2005

Moving Day Dawn flew to Pennsylvania today. There were a lot of tears, and a [...]

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2005

Historic Tax Credits First, some disclaimers: This isn’t tax advice. Consult your tax advisor. If [...]

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2004

Snap Dawn called the contractor to see if this could be salvaged. He never returned [...]

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2004

A Contract Only A Lawyer Could Love The contractor, who hasn’t done anything and missed [...]

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 01, 2004

The iceman cometh The septic module is moving slowly, and we have to do the [...]

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2004

No Go The contractor, who assured us he could start in October, just told us [...]