Our new kitchen sink went in today. Read the rest of this entry »
Fifteen Tons
Today the last bit of siding was hung, and this weekend Katherine, Katherine’s parents and I hauled a large pile of rocks into gabion baskets to make a garden retaining wall. Read the rest of this entry »
Patio and Deck
It was a beautiful day today which facilitated a lot of progress on the outside of the house. Work was being done on the inside as well, but it involved sanding and finishing floors so I didn’t actually get much of a chance to go in to check it out. Read the rest of this entry »
Countertop!
Just a quick update, our kitchen countertop was delivered and installed this morning bringing us really just days from a working kitchen. Read the rest of this entry »
Worms & Sprouts
Spring seems to be arriving early in Portland, which means that we will be arriving to Harpoon House just in time to plant our vegetable garden. Read the rest of this entry »
Entry Landscaping
This week our entry steps and patio are being built. Concrete was poured two days ago, and tomorrow they will start putting in pervious pavers in the patio and basement entry. Read the rest of this entry »
Floors, Cabinets, and Landscaping
Today Bren finished up adjustments to our cabinets which are now totally done and in place. Read the rest of this entry »
Floors and an Open Studio
Flooring finally started getting installed today after a bunch of delays from the drywall issues and then recently, too much moisture in the subfloor. Read the rest of this entry »
Paint
The last few days saw a lot of paint happening at the house. On Thursday the painters came in to mask off everything then primer the walls, then they came back on Friday to paint the finished layer on. While this was happening on the inside, siding continued to go up on the outside. Read the rest of this entry »
