Category: Homeownership
This old house.
If it’s not one thing, it’s another. A few nights ago, one of our little measuring cups got lodged in the disposal and was utterly destroyed. It was a really nice glass one for doing liquid measure too, so we...
No More Mister Nice Guy, No More Mister Clean
I'm on a tear now. The swamp cooler lost power again and we still haven't gotten Roofing Guy to come out the install the vents on the roof or haul away the leftover construction materials. I'm reaching the end of...
I fought the swamp cooler and I won.
Our swamp cooler has been a consistent source of homeowner headaches. It started with it running out of water all the time, requiring me to jump up on the roof with a hose and fill it up several times a...
All dressed up with nowhere to go.
It's official: I'm an old man. I realized that when I looked at the calendar, saw the extra day off and thought "gee, I could use that time to get a lot done around the house." Good gravy, I'm 25...
Wasn't that supposed to keep water from coming in the house?
The roof is done, and yet we had water coming in the house last night. No, no. The roof isn't the problem. It's our cheap-o piece of junk swamp cooler that we can blame now. Part of the process of...
The roof is on fire, redux.
In the course of a weekend, I learned that roofers more than earn their keep. Tearing a roof off is really hard work, and it was only through the help of our friends and family that we actually got it...
The roof is on fire.
As a first-time homeowner, you’re going to have no idea what you’re getting into. Homes are an expensive money-sucker that never seems to run out of things needing fixing or improving. A close friend of lours that is a houston...
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