This Old Crack House

From log house to farmhouse. Farmhouse to townhouse. Townhouse to apartment house. Apartment house to crack house. Crack house to our house. Our house to our home.

Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Getting more Plastered!

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More about plaster repair. I never did have to buy any plaster of paris. My lime putty and sand mixture did the job just fine and since we a...
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Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Scratch 'n' Sniff Paint Removal

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I've been stripping paint in the laundry room. If you have ever used a heat gun to strip paint from wood then you know that there are so...
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Friday, August 25, 2006

All Quiet on the Western Front

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I've been busy this week with more neighborhood stuff. Besides the yard sale (previous post) I have an alley sweep to pull off this week...
Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Yard Sale Event

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Did you ever want a reason to come to wonderful sunny Dayton, Ohio? Well now you can have one! We have been planning a neighborhood yard sal...
Thursday, August 17, 2006

Don't be a Slacker!

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Be a Shellacker! Ever wanted to test your shellacking skills but were afraid to try? Here is your chance. They have unfinished wooden boxes ...
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Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Heading Towards the Light.

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I picked up our lights from the soon to be demolished building on Sunday. I was wrong about when the place was built. It is on the 1897 San...
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Monday, August 14, 2006

Playing Tag with the Dopeboys!

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Some idiot tagged our building early last week. What a wanker! We have paint left over so I tagged it back!
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Saturday, August 12, 2006

Architectural Salvage from the source!

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A local reader of this blog contacted me several weeks ago regarding possibly having a door that would fit the 101" X 36" opening ...
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Monday, August 07, 2006

Playing With Lime Putty

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I mixed up a batch of lime putty from my bag of masons lime. Using an empty pail of kitty litter half filled with water, I added lime until ...
Friday, August 04, 2006

A Most Unreliable Door Stop!

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I have finally found a productive use for Tango. However, she is not dependable and abandons her post frequently. In another 4 years I may f...
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