November 15: Doors to Nowhere

HELLO, I am still here and still renovating! If you’re facebook friends with me you’ve seen the occasional picture update, and also know that actually not a ton has gotten done since I last blogged in mid August. First of all, I’ve spent a lot of time traveling this fall; I’m nearing the end of

June 15: Definitely Not Free Masonry

OK, so after weeks of inactivity, we are now radically back in the swing of things! The masons got better, the carpenter (semi) freed up again, I coaxed the electricians into finishing the basement and the kitchen–the two most critical things–and my plasterer friend did three coats of mud on the worst parts of the

March 24: Why Not to Be Your Own General Contractor

So! I totally wanted a general contractor and I totally could not afford one. The problem with this house is that I have a pretty tight budget to both overhaul everything that needs to be overhauled and stay around what I think I could sell the house for now, which is around $130K. That sounds