Posts by jb
Happy Merry Holiday Ho Ho :: A ShoutOut from Building Moxie & Friends
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No families atexting, no cats awrapped and no reefs, I mean -- no wreaths. No big bows of red or houses lit, uggh! the power surges -- good grief. Cyber Monday, and the shopping guides, the businesses going for revenue black. This time of year, it's Santa's Yo! he kills it, for sure, just like a heart attack. Maybe you saw, Rudolf and Charlie and Frosty, too, they had their time on channel 8. Don't forget the man JC, a carpenter, the son -- if you roll like that, He's great. The halls fully decked and the stockings well hung, it's time to share and to laugh, what funz. Forget the decorations, peace on earth today, this holiday for kickin' it, you and yours, and for bidding Twenty-Twelve "Good day." [ . . . ]
Removing Formstone from a RowHome Part 2 of 2 (Behind the Building Edition)
3December 21, 2011
by jb
in working with pros
Formstone, I have come to know as a sort of stamped stucco, was applied primarily to the face of homes between the 1940s and the 1960s. There was nothing to indicate that we were any different in that regard. Wire mesh was laid over the facing brick and this concrete-like substance was colored, applied, and stamped (maybe not necessarily in that order). While I knew removing it probably wouldn't be a big deal, it was dealing with what’s left underneath that frightens . . . most. [ . . . ]
‘Tis the Season . . . to Tear into the Todo
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There must be something about this time of year. I almost invariably feel a sense of re-commitment to my DIY projects. And yeah, maybe it does have something to do with the impending "threat" of having to host. My wife and I are, in fact, entertaining the rest of the family this New Years Day. [ . . . ]
Side Venting a Dryer :: Close Quarters Connect … Revisited
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If you have been a reader of this blog you know that we (my wife and I) have a lot going on with our house, and that we have a little ways to go. The way things "are" and because I am still usually tackling projects in a “whole house” method (as opposed to using a room by room method), I sometimes find myself circling back many months, and sometimes, yes, years later to finish things.
Here is a great example. Back in July of 2009 I posted about the dryer’s hook up in our laundry room ... in a side venting fashion. And as with my post from yesterday (I don't have a problem!), I posted prior to the project being 100% complete (let's call it instead ... a focus on progress). [ . . . ]
Removing Formstone from a RowHome Part 1 of 2
7December 13, 2011
by jb
in On the House
I've had it on my todo list for awhile, to write about this project. And really, the goal here isn't necessarily to boast an exceptional job (it isn't) but rather to simply put it down in the hopes that it might be helpful (maybe) for folks thinking about undertaking a similar type project. Formstone is somewhat of a regional phenomenon, and removing it from our rental property was one of our bigger undertakings this summer. [ . . . ]
Building Moxie Interviews Tim Carter of Ask the Builder
6December 12, 2011
When we had our night on the town at the Remodeling Show in Chicago, we were fortunate enough to have Tim Carter from AsktheBuilder.com join us. And . . . as one thing seems to lead to another, and when he says -- "Ask the Builder," well, we did. Here is an interview with Tim. [ . . ]
