Victorian House Renovation in Bloomingdale, DC
wax ring is on!
water damage-ish
Well if we hadn’t noticed those fine water damage bubbles in the ceiling – who knows, maybe one day we would have gone to the bathroom and the toilet would just fall through?! Cause guess what? there was no wax ring.
The good news, its all taken care of now. The bad news – guessing what else hides behind the “renovations” in this house.… Read the rest
They Look Like Cheetos!
I was walking home with these – a little girl stopped me to tell me what pretty flowers I have “that look like cheetos.” We chatted for a bit, I had groceries though, so I told her I had to run. So she looked at me, said ok, but as I started to go, she said “Run! Run!” It was too cute (and I had to run for half a block).… Read the rest
you find out about such things as “wax ring” – apparently that is something that needs to be put under the toilet upstairs to stop the water accumulation in our kitchen ceiling. bet you didn’t really want to know that, but neither did I…
on to more appealing thoughts — the plumber came, he is the first contractor/handyman that we have ever hired. Both Sergey and I really like him, he showed up on time, did some things and said that he would be back next week!… Read the rest
Cleanliness is next to…impossible?
After battles with door frames and pipes, its finally happening. as I write, the first load of laundry is going. fingers crossed, in 50 minutes, we will have clean clothes. we really, really need this to work out (trust me, you don’t want to know).… Read the rest
sergey 1
pipes 0
:)… Read the rest
this is by far the most useful tutorial/instructions i have ever seen.
for all your “sweating” needs :)
http://www.easy2diy.com/cm/easy/diy_ht_3d_index.asp?page_id=35749917… Read the rest
dumped mattres
glass and weeds
lost and found
garden bed!
tree eaten by ivy
cayenne peper = herb protector
house plants
Garden Weekend!
With temperatures in the 80s during three-day Easter weekend, Victorian in Bloom (we need a shorter nickname, ideas?) got pretty on the outside. I added a flower bed out on the front – unfortunately for my future vegetables this is where we get the most of sunshine.… Read the rest
after
before
Kitchen is mess, but the cabinets are up! It took for.ever. -5 coats of paint. they are not perfect, but way better than before. I’ll post about the process in a bit.… Read the rest
The only original door in the house
No Go
Week two at Victorian in Bloom was exciting, mainly because of the prospect of being able to do laundry. We had decided that of all expensive purchases we can make, we would get a washing machine (no dryer yet – hello line dry) as it should last (hopefully) awhile and the look of the machine doesn’t matter very much – unlike for kitchen appliances, which would be a rather silly purchase since we don’t know what we want our kitchen to ultimately look like.… Read the rest
if you suddenly lose hot water and heat. you may want to try doing this!
magically happens. make sure you follow instructions:
1) turn the dial to off.
2) make sure your heater gauge is set to vacation or lowest setting possible.
3) let it sit for 10 minutes to let leftover gas evaporate? you dont want to explode.
4) turn the dial to pilot
5) and press the red button(can be black for reset).… Read the rest