Fresh Faced

Fresh Faced

07/27/2011  |  No Comments

Cousin Mark sent us these beautiful renderings of the front of The LOH, and I get to share them with more

One Man's Trash...

One Man’s Trash…

07/26/2011  |  3 Comments

So, with the roof project finally completed, we were left with the task of cleaning up seven months of demo more

Roof Done. Done!

Roof Done. Done!

05/19/2011  |  1 Comment

The view through our new scupper... Click here to see the seven month journey. Now can we please make something pretty?

The Roof: A Seven Month Photo Journey

The Roof: A Seven Month Photo Journey

05/19/2011  |  6 Comments

October May.

The Roofers Are Here!

The Roofers Are Here!

05/19/2011  |  No Comments

7:00am 9:30am Noon Now, lunch!

Give It Up For Roofs...

Give It Up For Roofs…

05/18/2011  |  No Comments

...'cause we are getting one tomorrow! WooHoo! Yee Ha!

A Roof In Sight

A Roof In Sight

05/13/2011  |  1 Comment

What: So, after much research, we've decided to go with a torch down roof. The problems with spray foam are more

Our House: A Feast

Our House: A Feast

04/25/2011  |  No Comments

Here are some close ups of the termite damage that we've been dealing with, and the reason why this roof more

Trimming Out the Parapets: Day 2

Trimming Out the Parapets: Day 2

04/20/2011  |  No Comments

Yesterday we finished the north side of the house making us now halfway done with the parapets. We start with the more

Trimming Out the Parapets

Trimming Out the Parapets

04/18/2011  |  No Comments

We started trimming out the parapets and parapet walls on Saturday in preparation for our spray foam roof. We have more

The Roof: What's Left

The Roof: What’s Left

04/16/2011  |  2 Comments

Today we began demoing the old flashing on the parapets and trimming out the parapet walls. Here’s what’s been done: - roof more

Lath-er It Up

Lath-er It Up

04/06/2011  |  2 Comments

Throughout this roof project, we've been uncovering a ceiling's worth of redwood lath. Once we get to interior reno and more

Going a Little Nutty

Going a Little Nutty

03/31/2011  |  2 Comments

La li la. It's making us a little crazy. What, you ask? This roof sitch. It's been going on since more

Well, it's been awhile.

Well, it’s been awhile.

03/22/2011  |  2 Comments

It was October when we ripped the lid off this baby. Here we are in March. It's been a month more

Photo Evidence of Actual Progress

Photo Evidence of Actual Progress

01/07/2011  |  No Comments

That's plywood, people. Attached to the house.

Painting Sheathing

Painting Sheathing

01/04/2011  |  No Comments

In case you're new here and wondering why we would paint our sheathing (cause that sure sounds silly), the plan more

First Day Painting Sheathing

First Day Painting Sheathing

01/03/2011  |  No Comments

Today we start painting the underside of our sheathing so that we can have beautiful exposed beams like this: Our dark more

We Thought We Were So Clever

We Thought We Were So Clever

12/30/2010  |  No Comments

We put our new tarp on in such a way that we would have ventilation and be able to work more

The Little Big Top, Part 2

The Little Big Top, Part 2

12/27/2010  |  No Comments

Well, friends, some water got in. The worst storm since 1921 hit us and we got a little soggy. Enter more