Category: Renovations

This renovation project took place because of a promise I made to Isla for her 9th birthday. Apparently I actually promised her this in the summer, but I only remember promising this for her...

So I saw this guy on Youtube with a pretty cool setup on his furnace. He has a natural gas furnace that was previously connected directly to power. The power on a furnace is...

So I installed a hot water recirculating pump. It basically circulates the hot water in the house in the pipes, so that any faucet or shower will receive hot water instantly upon demand. The...

I ordered an attic ladder, pre-covid. Yeah, over 2 years ago! It’s been sitting at my PO Box at Point Roberts, and shockingly, it was still there! Anyhow, I went to pick it up,...

I decided to put potlights in the garage, because… why not? I installed a new motion light switch, which I powered by wiring it to an existing outlet. I used a 4″ hole saw...

Lisa hasn’t been fond of this bathroom since we moved in. She didn’t like the vanity, and how everything was out in the open. I personally didn’t think it was all that bad, but...

Covid-19 gave me the crazy, outrageous idea of changing out our flooring… and to do it by myself no less. Once I got started, I think I took off more than I could chew....

Lisa had the great idea of converting the linen closet at the top of the stairs into an office space. This would be necessary, for the kids would eventually require their own room. We’ve...

I bought some slim LED Lights from Rona some time ago… they were on sale, and my intention was to install them on the outside of our garage in the soffits to offer some...

Ever since Isla grew some plants in Kindergarden, she’s been wanting to plant veggies and fruits in her own garden. So Lisa asked me to build a cedar planter for them. Well, the wood...

So that front door really was the piece de resistance… so anything after that doesn’t really have the eye popping change. Regardless though, onto my next project. Painting the door in the garage to...

So you saw the interior door, and yes, it was atrocious. I’m actually surprised we left it that way for that long. Ultimately, the next step was to paint the outside of the door...

Lisa and I have had conversations about that ugly looking front door. Ugly to the point where we just try not to look at it. It’s painted the same ugly dark brown as our...

I didn’t really take any photos of our baseboards before painting sadly. They were pretty terrible though. All of the brad nail holes weren’t patched, and many of the baseobards weren’t even painted, it...

As mentioned in my previous blog post, yes, the stairs project has kick me in the butt, and gotten me going on other projects. Case in point… painting. Sadly, I forgot to take before...