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Refinishing Deck DIY after

REFINISHING OUR DECK | DIY RESTORATION

Posted on September 17, 2021December 9, 2021 by Megan

I know, I know… “Weren’t you finishing your basement?” The answer is- yes. But if you’ve been to any store that sells lumber in the past year, you would know that prices are outrageous. We finished insulating and framing most of the outside walls before we ran out of lumber and decided we should wait…

Mold Armor EZ House Wash Mold Mildew Siding Application Hose

CLEANING OUR SIDING | MOLD ARMOR REVIEW

Posted on June 13, 2021December 9, 2021 by Megan

The siding on the backside of our house never gets sun and tends to get really grimy with dust, tree pollen, and who knows what else. Shade to spread and organic matter to eat is all mold and mildew need to be happy. This year we let the grime get kind of out of hand…

New Mastercraft Menards french patio door walkout basement

REPLACING OUR BASEMENT PATIO DOOR | DIY INSTALL

Posted on August 6, 2020December 9, 2021 by Megan

This DIY project has been a long time coming. We ordered this patio door for our basement (along with the lumber for our mini shed and new basement windows) back in April. It was one of our “bored and in quarantine” impulse buys. Some people buy clothes and gadgets- we buy doors! I should also…

New double pane, energy efficient hopper basement windows

REPLACING OUR BASEMENT WINDOWS | DIY INSTALL

Posted on May 18, 2020December 9, 2021 by Megan

This might be our riskiest DIY yet… If you remember when we built our mini toy shed, you’ll know we ordered new basement windows on a whim. We figured, “Hey, we’re paying the same delivery fee, might as well get our money’s worth!” Plus, it was early in our pandemic quarantine days and we were…

Murphy helping replace basement casement window

BASEMENT WINDOW PROGRESS (+ KITCHEN FLOODING AND GROUND COVER PLANTS)

Posted on May 14, 2020December 9, 2021 by Megan

It’s been an eventful week! We started off with a very wet kitchen floor. Tyler had been washing the dishes and noticed the pull down spray nozzle was kind of leaky. When I walked up to check it out, my toes hit water. And unless you’re at the beach, that’s never a good feeling (which,…

Sump pit and pump installed with drain pipes drilled into wall

WATERPROOFING OUR BASEMENT | INSTALLING DRAINS AND A SUMP PUMP

Posted on May 1, 2020December 9, 2021 by Megan

When we took out two ginormous trees in our front yard, we knew there might be *some* moisture problems in the basement. To say we underestimated how much those trees were drinking would be an understatement. For three years we had water seeping into our basement every time it rained. It was pretty bad the…

Versa Lok Landscape Retaining Wall After Mulch

DIY LANDSCAPE RETAINING WALL: OUR TOUGHEST PROJECT

Posted on November 12, 2019December 9, 2021 by Megan

Every DIY project has a point at which the DIY-er thinks to him/herself, “Why?” During this 2 year long landscape retaining wall project, we questioned our abilities and our sanity on a biannual basis. We would like to share with you our journey to completed, functional, and hopefully eternal, landscape retaining walls. Buckle up, guys….

Versa-lok cobble stone DIY retaining wall Before

DIY RETAINING WALL UPDATE

Posted on August 2, 2019December 9, 2021 by Megan

We have made a huge amount of progress on our DIY retaining wall project this week and wanted to share a fun before and after! Thanks to a rototiller borrowed from my dad, we were able to break up the weeds and rocks that were slowing us down. We also found an old bush stump,…

Versa-lok cobble stone DIY retaining wall

RETAINING WALLS (WE’RE ALMOST THERE!)

Posted on July 31, 2019December 9, 2021 by Megan

TWO YEARS. Two yearssss, we’ve been working on retaining walls. We’ve hit snags, changing seasons, pregnancies, and more. Recently, we ordered cap stones, a few more blocks, some dirt, and one inch clean gravel. We’ve had so much rain lately (with record flooding in some areas) and intense heat that we haven’t had a chance…

Peering behind porch shutter to see wasp nests

REMOVING OUR PORCH SHUTTERS (FT. WASPS)

Posted on July 23, 2019December 9, 2021 by Megan

There has always been a bit of a wasp problem on our porch, which is one of the reasons why we don’t spend much time out there. We’ve seen wasps casually fly in and out between the slats of our porch shutters, but other than occasionally spraying, we’ve never done much to manage the problem….

HELLO!

We’re Meg and Tyler! Downsizing from 2,400 square feet to 1,400 has been an exciting adjustment. Follow along as we DIY our way through our new home and learn with us as we go!

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