If there is one thing we know about kitchens, they are very expensive. We paid a designer to help sort out the main kitchen and all of the cabinets. However we didn’t think it was worth the money for the apartment. We purchased cabinets from a local store that had cabinets in stock. Here they … Continue reading “Apartment Kitchen – 9/12/2026”
Back when I was still in creepy shed, I was too far from the road to get proper Internet. I relied on a 4G wireless router and a paid month to month sim card with 20Gb of data per month. I needed to be extra careful when I was working out there not to run … Continue reading “Proper Internet And Other Updates – 9/10/2026”
The electrician came back to install the circuit breakers and lights on the house today! It is so different having lights to see at as you work longer hours on projects. It wasn’t their fault as the painting needed to be finished before this electrical work was done. I had to borrow light bulbs from … Continue reading “Let There Be Lights – 8/27/2026”
This is the 6th year of monitoring the freshwater mussels with the Upper Sangamon River Conservancy. The weather always plays a role in the events, sometimes delaying things with thunderstorms or high water levels, other times dry periods lowering water levels to allow access to larger stretches of stream bottom. This year, we scheduled four … Continue reading “Sangamon River Mussels, 2026 – 9/5, 9/19, 9/20/2026”
Our painting phase is coming to an end and we’re getting ready to put down flooring. A vendor has been out one time and needs a second pass to finish their work. There is a high spot that needs to be ground down in addition to more leveling. They came out and we’re now seeing … Continue reading “Leveling Part Two – 8/24/2026”
We are installing a hidden bookcase door between the house and the apartment. I was inspired at a family function when my uncle Terry showed me one he built during Covid. Since I’m not quite so handy or ambitious, I purchased one. I’ll say the price went up a bunch from when I first saw … Continue reading “Hidden Door Delivery – 8/21/2026”
Its time to paint the ceiling. The walls are done and the edges are taped. This will be my view until I’m finished. I started on the massive open living room/kitchen. It was hard to even grid it out due to the size. I tried not to look at my watch so I would not … Continue reading “Painting the Ceiling – 8/17/2026”
We didn’t take long to spray paint the walls of the house. Since we’re using the same color for everything to start its simple work. Now we need to protect the walls so we can cut in the ceiling before rolling it with ceiling paint. I was told by a coworker that the only way … Continue reading “Preparing to cut in the ceiling – 8/15/2026”
We already had a mold issue once on this new house. It was fixed, but now that we have primer down, we didn’t expect to see mold on it. Yet, here we are. It doesn’t help that we still don’t have air conditioning and its crazy hot outside. So far its limited to two small … Continue reading “Moldy Update – 8/12/2026”
Danelle and I have been waiting for the moment we can add some of our own energy to the house. Today is that day. We purchased a paint sprayer and all the PPE needed to get the job done. Danelle has spent the last few days dust mopping the walls to make sure the primer … Continue reading “Primed – 8/5/2026”