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.

Monday, October 30, 2006

WARNING: We Interrupt This Blog for an Upcoming Shellac Moment.

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On Sunday I got the new oak floor laid in the 1st floor powder room and put the stain on it (Minwax Golden Oak). The stain has been sitting ...
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Friday, October 27, 2006

The Shellac Chronicles Part 2 (What you can do with the stuff)

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OK, so you know how I discovered shellac, now I can tell you what it is and where it can be used. It seems that most shellac comes from NE I...
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Thursday, October 26, 2006

The Shellac Chronicles Part 1 (The Prologue)

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I used to be a stain and polyurethane man. Not necessarily by choice, more the result of limited knowledge. Most people and places promote s...
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Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Alterior motives!

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There was a real reason that I started repairing walls in the basement. Actually there are several. One being that I bought 3 bags of lime a...
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Sunday, October 22, 2006

I fixed the search feature!

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The title says it all. Now you don't have to use Google to find my posts about raccoon poop! Speaking of little poops....
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Saturday, October 21, 2006

Trying Something New

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I'm adding a search feature to this site in an effort to assist with the "Great Shellac Narrative" that will be posted soon. A...
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Thursday, October 19, 2006

COMING SOON!

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Everything you ever wanted to know about shellac and possibly a few things you didn't! How to use it, how not to use it, how to get it o...
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Wednesday, October 18, 2006

The Basement Money Shots!

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So far the plaster hasn't cracked much, but it is still drying. I'm sure it will crack, especially if it is anything like my plumbin...
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Tuesday, October 17, 2006

More Plaster Stories

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If you Google "Chunk of plaster" then this blog appears as one of the links on page 1 of the search. This knowledge has prompted m...
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Sunday, October 15, 2006

A View From the Toilet.

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I can honestly say that the first floor powder room is now officially the SMALLEST room in the house! At 6' X 2.5' totalling a whopp...
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