Category Archives: House

Various posts with updates on the house remodel.

Wine Rack Finally Completed & Other Basement Alcohol Fun

Posted on August 21, 2012 by flaskey

In a previous post here: Building A Wine Rack – A Half-Assed Attempt I mentioned how I was building a cheaper alternative to buying a pre-made rack for my wife’s wine collection. I looked up a quick, 5 minute video online … Continue reading →

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Building A Wine Rack – A Half-Assed Attempt

Posted on April 1, 2012 by flaskey

So my wife really loves wine and has been accumulating more bottles than our cheap rack we had bought could hold. Like most guys I think “Hey, I can just build one cheaper than what we could buy.” with having … Continue reading →

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In the House Planter

Posted on July 29, 2010 by flaskey

Can you tell we are Thai and Italian? Not pictured are the heirloom tomato plants, which are not in a planter. Tweet

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What a difference 12 months makes…

Posted on July 15, 2010 by flaskey

Last July when P and I were looking at houses and came across the one we finally bought, I took a video of it while walking up to the main deck. We ended moving into the house in September and … Continue reading →

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Neighbors

Posted on July 3, 2010 by flaskey

Here are some photos of some of our other tenants/neighbors around our home. We will update later with more of our friends. Tweet

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New Gutters!

Posted on April 10, 2010 by flaskey

We finished the 2nd of our 3 big tasks for the house this year (the last will be getting the house cleaned and painted) which was to remove our old gutters and get new ones installed. The old gutters were … Continue reading →

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Paving Stones

Posted on April 9, 2010 by flaskey

Here are the updated pictures of our pathway and stairs leading up to the house. Previously we had terrible cracked and uneven concrete steps that may have been as old as the home (built in 1910). It’s so much nicer … Continue reading →

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View From the Back Deck

Posted on October 11, 2009 by flaskey

It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything, but we’ve been really busy with the wedding, honeymoon and house purchase all in a row. Lately I’ve been spending a lot of time clearing away the “jungle” that was left to … Continue reading →

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House Cleanup Pictures

Posted on September 27, 2009 by flaskey

These were taken back in September of 2009. Unfortunately I don’t have pictures from the first dumpster, but below are the slideshows from Dumpster 2 and 3. In total I went through 4 10-yard dumpsters cleaning up the yard debris … Continue reading →

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House Offer

Posted on July 21, 2009 by flaskey

P and I put down an offer on a home this morning after we were approved for the mortgage yesterday. I think the sellers have a couple days to accept it or not before we can move on with the … Continue reading →

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