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How to Remove Wallpaper from Lath and Plaster Walls

How to Remove Wallpaper from Lath and Plaster Walls

Someone I know bought a house and asked me how to remove the wallpaper. I googled and found directions that varied from way more work than it has to be to directions that will damage the walls. So, these directions are for you and anyone 

Blue Ridge Cabin River Rock II Model

Blue Ridge Cabin River Rock II Model

The River Rock II at Blue Ridge Cabins. It is an example of their Mountain Architecture Style, which I really like. Blue Ridge Log Cabins River Rock II The River Rock Series is part of our Mountain Architecture offering. These homes are built with rustic 

Build a Farmhouse From Free House Plans

Build a Farmhouse From Free House Plans

Jay Osborne discovered an abandoned 1900s era farmhouse in Virginia. He turned it into complete, usable plans for you to build your own farmhouse with. The house Jay found was falling down. He even scared off a buzzard living inside. (They do that. It was 

Blue Ridge Log Cabins Luxe 1 2-story Modular Home

Blue Ridge Log Cabins Luxe 1 2-story Modular Home

Every time we drive into South Carolina on I-26 we look at the new model at Blue Ridge Log Cabins. It is a white 2-story rectangle on the east side of the road near the log cabin models. It looked like it might be some 

Proving You are Not in a Flood Zone

Proving You are Not in a Flood Zone

Nobody wants to live in a flood zone. Even if you never have a flood, you have to buy flood insurance. It can also make it harder to sell your house and it will probably sell for less. Every community has a Flood Insurance Rate 

Updated Virginia Farmhouse House Plans

Updated Virginia Farmhouse House Plans

A few years ago I shared plans for a small farmhouse that Jay Osborne made available free. Yesterday he contacted me through Pinterest to tell me what is new with the plans and to tell me about his Kickstarter for a book about the floor 

Replace the Fiberglass Bath with a New Acrylic Shower Research

Replace the Fiberglass Bath with a New Acrylic Shower Research

The log cabin has a cream colored one-piece fiberglass tub and shower combo. The plumbing behind it needs repair, so this might be an opportunity to replace it with a new white acrylic shower. We have frequent advertisements from Rebath and Bath Fitter on TV 

Green River Cabins Park Model Log Cabin

Green River Cabins Park Model Log Cabin

One of the Green River Log Cabins just showed up on Facebook Marketplace.  Green River Cabins is on the west side of I-26 just before you pass into North Carolina from South Carolina. My friends parents bought one not long after they opened. 2019 Green 

Dog Waste Sewer Line Funnel Attachment

Dog Waste Sewer Line Funnel Attachment

I was looking for dog poo management. When I saw the Doggie Doo Drain Dog Waste Sewer Line Attachment, I clicked Buy Now. It is simple and ingenious. It is just a funnel so that you can put the dog poo directly into the sewer 

Dog Septic Tank

Dog Septic Tank

We don’t have to let the dog in or out. Geordie can let himself out through the doggie door, run down the steps Cliff added to the porch and take care of necessary business in his own yard. But then we have to take care