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[The Neverending Two Story] The great big task list

editor@houseblogs.net — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:53:38 PST

Well, we're heading into our 3rd winter in the house, and the list of projects has grown to enormous proportions. I'll attempt to regurgitate as much of it as I can remember here. Large Items Finish the new upstairs bathroom, including plumbing, el...

[home for the better] House Tour: Living Room (Before Pics)

editor@houseblogs.net — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:13:00 PST

Have I shown you all the living room, yet? I can't remember if I've posted it. Well, at any rate, I cleaned it today and figured it was a good chance to get some photos up. On any given day, if we aren't in the kitchen, we're in this room. It's where...

[This D*mn House] A Special Day

editor@houseblogs.net — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:15:00 PST

Without this date, I wouldn’t be here. It’s the mother’s birthday.The mother is a pre-Boomer, born right in the middle of the war. Fate’s a strange thing. I guess it’s a good thing that the military deemed Young Tom “too old” to enlist...

[Gear Acres] Homeowners Insurance Paid Through Escrow Account

editor@houseblogs.net — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:01:00 PST

Two weeks ago I received a check from our mortgage holder for an escrow overage. I didn't think much about it until the next day when I received a letter from my homeowners insurance agent saying that our insurance had not been paid and would be can...

[The Alex's Blog] Seriously?

editor@houseblogs.net — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:36:15 PDT

I swore I wouldn’t have a facebook page. I swore I would never text people when I could call. I swore I would under no circumstances add to the detritus of the internet by blogging about my hilariously boring life… Maybe I need to...

[The Alex's Blog] Escrow Update

editor@houseblogs.net — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:33:59 PDT

We are in escrow on our house and completed our inspection on Saturday, then got estimates from a plumber, an electrician, a foundation company, a pest inspection, and a city occupancy inspection. What does all this add up to? Money, lots and lots...

[The Alex's Blog] Still Waiting

editor@houseblogs.net — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:00:59 PDT

We put in a request for credit toward the costs associated with having no sewage system and not being seismically retrofitted. Now we are waiting for word back. Will they accept our negotiations? Probably not. Is the house worth enough to mak...

[The Alex's Blog] Photos!

editor@houseblogs.net — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:50:54 PDT

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[The Alex's Blog] In Shock

editor@houseblogs.net — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:27:31 PDT

Well, I’m in shock. The sellers have agreed to our reduced price to pay for the sewer replacement and the seismic retrofit. Their one stipulation was: It is being sold as-is meaning we have to keep the nice table and chairs and buffet and i...

[The Alex's Blog] Neighbors and a Mystery Solved

editor@houseblogs.net — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:28:26 PDT

Today we spent some time over at the new house contemplating our own sanity and taking some more measurements. Our one last hangup with this house is that there are two chihuahas on one side, 3 on the other, and the back is a big apartment building...

[The Alex's Blog] Floor Plan with Dimensions

editor@houseblogs.net — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:54:10 PDT

Got some more dimensions from the house today. Drew up a floor plan with Google Sketchup (seriously, download it). Also took a few pictures of the furniture left. Alex took the LP’s out of the garage and brought them home to see if any were...

[The Alex's Blog] The Project List of Doom

editor@houseblogs.net — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:03:04 PDT

Quick post today, filling out loan paperwork, waiting for assessor’s report, etc. Also, forgot to mention, yesterday when we were looking through the house I found that both bedrooms had capped gas lines running to them. I’m guessing...

[The Alex's Blog] First Remodeling Accident

editor@houseblogs.net — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:29:32 PST

Apologies for the long wait for a new post, sadly very little is going on or can go on until escrow closes. However, we spent a few hours over there today (more on why later) and I decided to do a bit of preemptive cleaning. My target of choice?�...

[The Alex's Blog] A (sometimes) quiet afternoon at the house

editor@houseblogs.net — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:19:46 PST

Yesterday I decided to spend the entire afternoon at the new house, since I just needed someplace to study for a while. I figured I’d be able to observe the neighborhood/neighbors, and find out how annoying those dogs next door really are dur...

[RONCESVALLES VICTORIAN RENO DIARY] Finally, The Kitchen Finale

editor@houseblogs.net — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:15:00 PST

So here it is, after months of take out dinners and BBQ’ing, our kitchen was truly and finally DONE. It was time to hang up my tool belt and put on an apron, I was finally ready for my inner chef to wok out with my spatula out. OK I’m getting c...