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Interior Doors, Windowsills and Baseboard

Interior Doors, Windowsills and Baseboard

A crew showed up today to put in the interior doors and door frames, the windowsills and the baseboard. The first thing I noticed is that they put trim around the dryer vent. OK. 18 Feet? The length of the dryer vent? The interior doors 

Installing the Pull-Down Attic Ladder

Installing the Pull-Down Attic Ladder

This is how they put in the attic ladder, which the box says is a Wooden Attic Stairway. Someone on the trim crew had already cut out the drywall when I got there. The ladder isn’t centered because it has to be between the trusses 

The Front Porch

The Front Porch

I walked the dog over to see the new house. The trim was delivered and the contractor said to expect the installers. As I came around the corner, look! The guys are putting up the porch railing. The columns were already put up. The railings 

See Inside the Tardis Tiny House

See Inside the Tardis Tiny House

The Tardis Tiny House just showed up on Facebook Marketplace. Now it says Bohemian Dream instead of Police Public Call Box. But, it is definitely the same Tiny House. Perhaps some breakdown in the Chameleon Circuit. Here is the ad. Marketplace Property For Sale Tiny 

Comet Drive Streambank Restoration

Comet Drive Streambank Restoration

This is part two of the posts about Streambank Restoration. If you want the whole story, start with Meadowbrook Terrace Streambank Restoration. They are also restoring and repairing the streambanks where Meadow Brook goes behind our new house. Our land ends at the brook. The 

Meadowbrook Terrace Streambank Restoration

Meadowbrook Terrace Streambank Restoration

Last year we got a letter from the City of Hendersonville. Actually we got two letters. They were planning streambank restoration and it would affect the log cabin and the land where we are building the new house. We got one letter for each property. 

The Ceiling is Painted

The Ceiling is Painted

Over the next couple of days they painted the ceiling, sanded the ceiling and gave the ceiling a second coat. This is after the first coat. The painter sanded between coats. The walls have tinted primer. The final paint will not be until after everything 

They’re Painting!

They’re Painting!

When I went by this morning there was a van with ladders! A man was masking the windows and the tubs with tape and plastic. When I came back around lunch time he had gotten a lot done already. First he blows on the paint. 

Five More Small Houses in Asheville

Five More Small Houses in Asheville

On the way back from Bone Fish Grill last night we saw that they are building more small houses in Asheville. These are near the other ones I posted about back in April. I’m really not sure where exactly we were. Somewhere near Fairview Road. 

The Myth of Minimalism – IKEA Wisdom

The Myth of Minimalism – IKEA Wisdom

Decluttering and organizing is an on-going process. In the ’90s, I read Sidetracked Home Executives by Pam Young and Peggy Jones. It was one in a long list of organizing books I checked out of the library and tried. But, it was the first one