As Joel wrote in the previous blog, we spend a lot of time trying to sort out how the house was built initially as well as what was added when by whom and why.…
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Written by Joel Sauer Disclaimer: If you are under the age of 30 and/or are any of my children, this blog post will be incredibly boring. Those not fitting this general description may choose to…
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Written by Joel Sauer We should all probably stop a moment and thank God for those who decided to go into a trade. You know, areas like plumbing, electrical, heating and air conditioning, general…
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One of the most interesting parts of this experience for me has been learning what is actually inside the walls of a house. Before April 10, 2012, I knew that heat came out of…
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I know we haven’t provided any updates for a few days. You’re probably all awaiting those glorious after pictures that you see in Better Homes and Gardens, aren’t you? Sadly, I can’t provide anything…
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It would just be wrong to end today’s blog entries with bathroom sewage escaping from lead pipes, don’t you think? I know that I will have to return to my coping corner if that…
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Written by Joel Sauer Perhaps more than any other question, this is the one we get most often. It is elegant and simple, yet remarkably poignant. Why? Usually the person asking is on their…
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We’ve had our share of little surprises as the walls have come down. Some of them have been amusing like the avalanche of hickory nuts that fell atop Joel as he knocked down the…
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So we’ve already mentioned that lead pipes were cemented into the floor of the upstairs bath, right? If you missed that fascinating detail, you can learn more about it here. In that article, I was…
