We knew we needed to tackle some roof repair about a month after moving into our house; we had some minor leaking in the bedroom after a major rainstorm. Since the initial discovery, that spot has been patched twice, but continues to find new ways to let in the rain and snow. Teague’s been up-close […]

Aside from Teague, who of course is “in the business“, we have spent the last year and a half on the DIY straight and narrow. No outsiders – just Teague and I (and the occassional family member) pushing through all sorts of crazy projects. Now, as we’re nearing our floor-sanding days, we’re finding all sorts […]

There is one major flaw to having the non-construction-oriented member of Fixer-Upper (me) write our blog entries. That problem is, I often have only a faint glimmer of understanding as to what the plans actually are. So when I get around to explaining these complex ideas, I break them down into something so simplistic and […]

After our salvage shop trip on Saturday, we came home and ripped into the floors. Having the energy to start a new project after a long day of driving can only mean one thing – our motivation is back. Let the games begin. Out went the rotted bits under the radiator, and about 10 cupped […]

Every few months, we pack up the dogs and head out on a roadtrip to Rochester, NY. It’s not a bad drive – about 2 hours – and it’s home to one of our favorite salvage shops, Historic Houseparts. This past weekend, in our search for old oak flooring, we inevitably decided to check what […]

The basement jacking, quite possibly the most tedious and trying project to date, is D-O-N-E. I flew in from Florida late last night (greeted by snowflakes; how quaint) to find that Teague had worked his butt off all week to get the basement finished in time for my birthday. Not only that, but the house […]

We’ve been making great headway on the jacking progress. And by we, I mean Teague. I love to get my hands dirty and be involved in our house projects, but I’ll be the first to admit – this one is way out of my league. We’re probably 3/4 of the way there. It’s a slow […]

I know, you’re just dying to hear about our adventures this past weekend. Unfortunately, it’s pretty boring stuff. More parging of basement walls, and more floor jacking. We wrangled Teague’s father into helping us again, and between the 3 of us we made good progress. Teague and Don continued work on the back end of […]

I know, you’re just dying to hear about our adventures this past weekend. Unfortunately, it’s pretty boring stuff. More parging of basement walls, and more floor jacking. We wrangled Teague’s father into helping us again, and between the 3 of us we made good progress. Teague and Don continued work on the back end of […]

We’ve grown so used to our house’s slopes and valleys that we hardly notice them. But when they go away, it’s hard to miss! Teague and his father, Don, spent last Saturday crawling around in the basement jacking the back side of the house. This is the hardest part to reach because it’s partially blocked […]