Aug 01 2006
Well, for the past 3 months we’ve been beavering away at renovating the look of our little house.
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The original plan was to tear off the mint green siding and repaint the stucco and trim. Well needless to say that this job like many others when renovating had […]
May 07 2006
well, it’s safe now for the renovation season to begin fullforce. we’ve now had our water heater, furnace and water softener added (oooh, soft water).
haven’t had soft water since i lived in vancouver 15 years ago. it’s so nice to have soft and white clothes out of the washer. and showers are absolutely devine. […]
Apr 25 2006
when climbing a ladder you’ll notice a little sticker or message saying don’t stand on the topmost step - “this is not a step”. well, i ignored that advice from the manufacturer. stood on the last step. slipped on last step while balancing precariously in the attic. began to fall out of the attic. grabbed […]
Apr 04 2006
well, i’d had enough of looking at the crappy old vinyl siding on the front of the house. i know that in the 70s and 80s it was a fashionable thing to do - dress up the house with vinyl siding. well, it sure as hell isn’t fashionable anymore. it was an eyesore, one which […]
Mar 15 2006
calgary has an unbelievable housing market right now. you could find a cardboard box to live in, then the following week sell it for $300,000.
houses are selling in bidding wars. a friend from work had a house down the street sell for $60,000 over the asking price. shortages of labour, materials and common sense and […]