Posts tagged ‘trim’
- On the hunt for antique window trim and making it up as I go along on September 6th, 2012
After a week away, we’re back online here at the Old Rowhouse. After the week of Steve came to a frenzied close, I left to join the ladies in Atlanta with her family before leaving for South Carolina Saturday morning for a weeklong vacation with all of mine. Thirteen of us under one roof in [...]
- Putting the final touches on the kitchen window project on May 14th, 2012
It’s so gratifying to finally put the last finishing touch on a project. Perhaps that’s because it happens so infrequently around here — the nursery is still only about 90 percent done, with a handful of little things still outstanding. But the kitchen window shelf project officially wrapped up Friday afternoon after I picked up [...]
- Concrete stripping on the steps on May 16th, 2011
Half-stripped steps, originally uploaded by whiteknuckled. The steps are coming right along. I discovered that the Behr Concrete Stripper (no. 992 if you’re curious) works infinitely better than standard paint strippers of almost any stripe, which is a big relief, because I don’t think my hands could’ve taken much more tedious hard scraping with the crap [...]
- Windows to the past on February 27th, 2011
The most rewarding moments for us in this business of remodeling an old house revolve around the moments where something old is brought to life; where that which has been neglected — often for decades — can be restored to its intended function or original appearance. Especially in this city we love that has experienced [...]
- 1-2-3-4 new back windows, siding and more on November 18th, 2010
The framing guys finished installing the HardiePlank today on the rear of the house, along with the trim around the windows. I think it looks fantastic. I’m not crazy about the placement of the upstairs windows and it’ll probably bug me for years, but they did exactly what we asked them to. Rachel would accept [...]
