Fixin' Up the Bungalow

-Gizmodyne Woodworking

Moving in / moving closer

Gizmodyne | August 28, 2007

Counter Tops
Dennis arrived this morning and it was time to do the countertops. I learned a lot about tile today. Most importantly: Spend 90% of your time on layout and level surfaces and the job will go easy. Dennis cut all of the tile ahead of time before placing any mortar so that the setting [...]

Catching up.. Kitchen.. Hallway.. and more…

Gizmodyne | August 24, 2007

Hallway…Almost …there…
We had to finish the hallway painting in two long days. We were up very late painting to finish in time for the floor guys.

Painting the hall in the dark.. Ivoire and Antique white
Luckily my parents came to help move junk out of the back bedrooms and paint a bit.
The floors are [...]

Restoration History 6: Exterior Renovations

Gizmodyne | August 11, 2007

This is a repost of a prior entry from my woodworking blog at Lumberjocks. I am trying to centralize the info about my house project. The work in this entry took place in 2004

The paint was peeling, many shingles were missing, or severely damaged. The rafter tails were rotted. It was time to paint.
We [...]

It’s coming together.

Gizmodyne | August 8, 2007

Basement Repaired! Originally uploaded by gizmodyne
Basement
The basement stairwell came out great. New concrete surfaces with stain to match. The steps are all stripped as well and all of the wood is stained.

Painting the Kitchen

I just supervised this step but it is looking great.

Hallway

Staining the hallway has [...]