Early Renovation work...

I will be terse and try to let the pictures speak for themselves:

The house had 17 door openings when I bought it. This includes both interior and exterior doors. It suffices to say that the seller did not hand over the 'keys' upon escrow closure. I like to joke that they handed over a crow bar instead.


These pictures depict the work on the front door. Thank you Parker and Robyn!











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Parkers preparing to remove the boarded up front door opening sometime after midnight:















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Did you know Jesus is a carpenter? Well, he is, and an expert one at that. Every time I open and close my exterior doors I smile and thank Jesus (aka Robyn).

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Looking better - note door in lieu of plywood:

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With the extreme caution that only an 'inadequately experienced Owner-Builder attempting a complicated plumbing installation without proper licensure' can embody, Parker and I pressurized the plumbing system after completing the plumbing work.

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Two days of blood, sweet, tears and ineffable anxiety elapsed duing said plumbing work. Seeing no leaks, I took the victory position I had coveted since the onset of escrow, nearly 3 months earlier.

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more to come...

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