Tag: renovation

  • The Beginning of Stairs

    Esther and our oldest daughter continued to run more electrical wire… and Matt and his contractor friend started working on the stairs. After puzzling through the complicated math for layout,…

  • Bracing and Wall Framing

    After a week of our family dealing with the stomach flu, Matt was finally able to get back to working on the house. The guys attached new bracing to the…

  • Ledgers and Joists

    This past weekend we were down to Matt and two kids working, with one additional adult (brothers-in-law are awesome, you know?) for a couple hours in the morning. The installation…

  • Saturday (and Tuesday) Progress

    Sometimes it doesn’t feel like we’ve made a lot of progress in a day. The extent of the remaining work makes the little steps in one day feel like only…

  • Saturday (and Monday) Progress!

    This last Saturday it was just our family and the brothers-in-law, so we made the decision to allow the kids and cousins to come along and help. It was a…