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Still getting the hang of this plaster stuff.

Posted in January 21st, 2008
by ournewoldhouse1 in bedroom, insulation, photos, plaster, windows, winterizing

I enlisted Brandon’s help this weekend in mixing plaster for me while I put it on the walls. Eventually he started putting it on the walls himself, so that part got boring, but together we finished patching all the cracks, holes, and corners in the front bedroom.
Pictures!

My first corner!

Kind of blotchy after wet sanding.

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Another weekend, another visitor, another few projects closer to completion.

Posted in January 7th, 2008
by ournewoldhouse1 in air conditioning, bedroom, cats, doors, paint, photos, wallpaper, windows, winterizing, woodwork

This weekend my college friend, Chantell came to visit. She’s from Chicago and is going to grad school at Syracuse. She took the train all the way from Syracuse to Chicago for the holidays, and took the train from Chicago to here for a weekend visit. As soon as we made plans for her to […]

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Jack Frost, do your worst!

Posted in November 5th, 2007
by ournewoldhouse1 in basement, insulation, windows, winterizing

Brandon and I did a few things to winterize the house today.
First, we filled some gaps in the basement that were letting cold air into the house.
By the way, maybe I’m a dork for this, but I think insulating foam is one of the most fun and entertaining substances ever created. Not only does […]

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