Category Archives: Home Projects

Christmas Marquee

Yes we decorated a bit early this year but mostly because we were hosting a party for a friend this past weekend. Also we figure since it is takes so much time to put everything up, we might as well … Continue reading

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Home Theater Doors and Marquee

Well it has been a while since I posted anything about the construction of our home theater.  We finally got around to buying doors for the opening.  (I think Steph was getting a little tired of the curtains. )  We … Continue reading

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Wil’s Plaid Wall

Well here it is… the plaid wall that I’ve been working on for the last few weeks. It took a lot of work and about 5 rolls of masking tape but I am rather pleased with the final result. Which … Continue reading

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Great room all finished

I finally finished up the great room. The wall is all gone, and the wall’s and ceiling patched up. The floor has all been put back in place… and thanks to my friend Chris (who loaned me his finish nailer … Continue reading

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Wall and ceiling patched up and kitchen island reinstalled

Well the last week has been busy. Last weekend and this past holiday weekend I spent closing up the walls and ceiling, (drywall, mudding, taping, painting) and then reinstalling the kitchen island in it’s new location. Here are a few … Continue reading

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New lights in

Just put in some new mini can lights to replace the chandelier that I moved to the new location of the dining table In this picture the 3 in the foreground and to the left are the existing lights, the … Continue reading

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Kitchen island out getting ready for the floor

Here I’ve pulled up the floor and moved the island out of the way the next step is to pull out the fridge and dishwasher (not good considering my history with plumbing) Unfortunately the floor did not go under the … Continue reading

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Wall is all gone

I finished up removing the wall this weekend. The final task was to move the HVAC duct that runs up to the master bedroom. I had been putting this off due to the hot/humid weather we had been having. I … Continue reading

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Electrical moved and all the bits gone

I move the electrical outlets and switches, this proved to be rather easy. I was also able to remove all of the last remnants of the wall and open up the column. This is necessary because I need easy access … Continue reading

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Now for the other side

Well now that I had the other side open today I actually broke through. Here is the before picture for that side. The first slice through (I’m mostly using the my recip-saw instead of a sledge hammer to reduce the … Continue reading

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