Category Archives: Our home remodeling project

Electrical progress

Posted on 2007-10-02 by Jim Vanderveen

I’ve been spending nearly all of my “free” time working on the wiring. I’ve come to realize the biggest hurdle (for me) with rough electrical: You do all the work on the wiring, yet there’s no outlets to plug into, … Continue reading →

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Rainwater collection

Posted on 2007-09-28 by Jim Vanderveen

I’m already reaping the benefits of [houseblogs.net][]. One of the other families mentioned in the WSJ article referenced the story, so I decided to check their blog — Their tagline is “[Humphrey House](http://www.humphrey-house.com/) – Transforming an Arts and Crafts Bungalow … Continue reading →

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Wall Street Journal article

Posted on 2007-09-28 by Jim Vanderveen

Jennifer Saranow at the [Wall Street Journal][wsj] has an [article on home-improvement parties](http://tinyurl.com/2s8t5p). (The article will only be available for free for a week, but there’s always [Bug Me Not][] if you don’t feel like registering.) Jennifer has been interviewing … Continue reading →

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Remodel update, week 24

Posted on 2007-09-26 by Jim Vanderveen

I’ve been busy working on the wiring lately, so I haven’t posted anything for a while. This turned out to be a good thing, because Don and J Moreno read my last post and hadn’t seen anything new on the … Continue reading →

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Work on the house, or spend some time on Broadway? Hmm…

Posted on 2007-09-07 by Jim Vanderveen

Whenever I’m not at work, I’ve been spending almost all my time on the [wiring for our remodel][], but it’s been going pretty slow. (I only have about three hours each evening, and it takes me longer than a professional … Continue reading →

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Claire’s visit

Posted on 2007-08-31 by Jim Vanderveen

Several months ago, Barb signed us up to host a French foreign exchange student. We were hoping to have our [remodeling project](http://sonicchicken.net/remodel) finished before that time came, but unfortunately we were still living in a house under construction when Claire … Continue reading →

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Dodgy network wiring

Posted on 2007-08-07 by Jim Vanderveen

The network connection at our house is still pretty wonky. 🙁 Some days it’ll work (at least for a few hours), and some days all I see is a flashing red “DSL” light on the modem. It’s put a bit … Continue reading →

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Busy, busy, busy!

Posted on 2007-07-23 by Jim Vanderveen

I haven’t been able to blog much lately–too busy with the remodel! I took a “vacation” from my regular job last week so that I could devote all my efforts to the addition. I’ll post more on the project status … Continue reading →

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Our roof is finished!

Posted on 2007-07-14 by Jim Vanderveen

Our roof is finished! Bill and his guys came by this morning and got it done in a few hours. I didn’t have time to go up and take a picture of Barb’s shop. There is some extra roofing material … Continue reading →

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Remodel subcontractors’ business cards

Posted on 2007-07-13 by Jim Vanderveen

I’d like to recommend some of the great subcontractors that we’ve worked with. Unfortunately, many of them don’t have web sites for me to link to. I’ve got a few business cards in my wallet, and I started scanning those … Continue reading →

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