Peticanoe

Posts Tagged ‘renovation’

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The Slowdown Affects Us All

by adam on June 11, 2010 at 7:00 am

there were so many pizza boxes in there when i moved in. SO MANY

Turns out Shredder was secretly behind the Turtles’ financial advisor. Victory comes in many forms. you’re in the middle of the picture

└ Tags: comics, economy, homelessness, renovation, snails, sold, turtles

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Protests/Unintended Consequences

by adam on October 3, 2009 at 11:59 pm

i am showing my age by the way i have drawn this roof

I’ve worked my work schedule out such that I am now working 7.30am – 5.30pm Monday through Thursday and Fridays I have off. I wanted to have a bit more time around the house in order to get a few things checked off the long-term to-do list and started the first of these projects yesterday. [...]

└ Tags: a beating heart, bathroom, caulking, comic, mcdonalds, protests, renovation, tiling, vegans

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Fresh & New

by adam on August 23, 2009 at 3:44 pm

Note: This is a partial reconstruction of the lost post from Friday and as such contains mixed flavours of irritation, desperation and annoyance and should be handled with caution. As noted on Wednesday, I took our dilapidated old ceiling fan and light fixture down earlier in the week to make room for new things. Part [...]

└ Tags: colour changes via chemistry, kitchen, painting, renovation

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Bzzt ow bzzzzzzzt owwwww

by adam on August 20, 2009 at 12:21 am

Of all the tasks associated with house renovation, wiring certainly is one. Our kitchen contained, until recently, a down-at-the-heels ceiling fan. As our house has central air, a ceiling fan is not a thing that we have any particular use for so it has served as the kitchen light and little more. Apart from the [...]

└ Tags: electricity, lighting, ongoing project, renovation

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Capability ≠ Ability – The Fannenating

by adam on April 5, 2009 at 8:22 pm

Something that I’ve known more or less since we moved into this house is that it tragically lacks ventilation. The furnace takes its combustion air from the workshop and make-up air comes in via a 3″ diameter plastic pipe that sticks out of the side of the house. The range hood in the kitchen is [...]

└ Tags: bathroom, renovation, wow what a long post

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Furniture A.D.D. (and what came after it) part 2

by adam on February 11, 2009 at 2:52 pm

Having the proper tools makes all the difference in the world. Fairly cliché, but oh, so true. When last I left you (edge of your seats, the bunch of you, for certain), I had pulled down the majority of the block. I must say I do not recommend hammer drilling out that much mortar, particularly [...]

└ Tags: basement, destruction, renovation

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Furniture A.D.D. (and what came after it) part 1

by adam on February 10, 2009 at 8:42 am

I have a condition that Amy refers to as “Furniture A.D.D.” wherein about every 3 months or so, I rearrange one (or, frequently, more) rooms. I just get to a point where I need change and change comes quickly.