House Remodelling

Monday, April 20, 2026

Mulching the Trees

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 With Spring, we need to maintain the plants for the new growing season.  For the trees, that mainly means mulching around them.  There are ...
Saturday, March 21, 2026

Fence Gate Problem

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The new fence was put in just last year, and it has worked fine.  But somehow, over that time, the space between the left gate (by the garag...
Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Irrigation Problems

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 Linda wanted to water some new plants in the front yard, so I went out to turn on those zones of the irrigation system.  The water supply f...
Thursday, February 19, 2026

More Hooks in Garage

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 Somehow the hooks that we use to store Linda's tomato cages when not in use no longer provide enough space for all of her cages.  So we...
Friday, January 16, 2026

Removing the Burr Oak

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 We planted a Burr Oak in the back yard, over close to the Bamboo Grove, behind the Jungle.  There was a tree in the neighborhood, dropping ...
Tuesday, January 6, 2026

New Refrigerator

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 The old refrigerator had developed problems.  Water accumulated under the meat/cheese drawer.  There was a large rust spot on the back.  An...
Saturday, January 3, 2026

Leaking Water at the Water Meters

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 In preparation for a new water meter, we had to disconnect the water line to the ice maker.  The cut-off valve by the refrigerator itself w...

Shoe Rack in Back Bedroom Closet

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 As part of a general clean-up, we found we did not replace the shoe rack in the computer room closet, so we decided to put it in the Back B...
Thursday, October 23, 2025

Replacing Three Smoke and CO Detectors

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 Our Nest Smoke and CO detectors have started complaining that two of them -- the oldest two in the hallway and by the Master Bedroom -- nee...
Thursday, October 16, 2025

Washing the Windows

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We have washed the windows before: 2014 , 2020 , 2023 , and it looks like they need it again.  We used pretty much the same approach.  Revie...
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