Yikes!! Is this really under the Tile? Pretty nice kitchen floor, huh? There was a washer here in this little corner of the kitchen. Seems we have some water damage here. And upon closer examination the floor is soaked around the toilet too! The crew (okay, just one guy) worked half a day on getting the tiles up to see what’s under it all. Lot’s of glue holding this mess down, so there’s more to… Read More
Month: January 2004
Privet Pull
Welcome to the Privet Pull – And trust it's the last! Well, it was a good thing that Jimmy Johnson came by with the Blue Ford Truck, cause I think if I'd put the chain on the Beetle, it would have pulled me forever in the bushes, never to be found again. Richard came over around 11AM, after Jim and I had pulled out a few of the monster bushes. He said it looked like… Read More
It’s MineĀ Nowā¦
Finally – It’s All Mine!! I closed on the house on Tuesday and had a meeting with John Marsh (Restorationist) today to look at some final details of my project for him. I should get a schedule of his work in days. But, there is some stuff I can do on the outside and around the house now. The First Project is the “Privet Hedge” that hides the charm of this 100 year old plus… Read More
Other Side of theĀ Tracksā¦
Now if you don’t know about this neighborhood – It’s Opelika’s Other Side of the Tracks! There’s the North Opelika Historic Area (Home of the Victoria Front Porch Tour) and location of lots of Victorian and other great homes that have been restored over the past few years. As a matter of fact, the tour actually begins on my street, but five blocks to the north. We’re the Next Historic Area of Opelika! There’s a… Read More
The House Project
This is one of several posts from May 2004 as I purchased an old house in downtown. Here are thoughts on that along the way. I have posted on the date from then to build a true timeline. Here's the House Project.. Ā The House is a 1900 home on the National Register of Historic Places, with a brief mention.Ā So, my project for the next few months is to restore it to its original… Read More
