Demolition of a Nineteenth Century Room: A Case Study
Posted by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in House, Projects on 27. Mar, 2008 | 6 Comments
First, the room (in this case, the dining room) as it was a few days ago. Note the cracked/patched plaster on the white wall.
DAY ONE
We start removing 100-years of layers, including (but not limited to) plaster, drywall, strange cork board, paint, wallpaper, and wood paneling.
Before sheets of drywall/gyproc existed, plaster was mixed with horsehair and [...]
Rural Living Must Include a Mail-Box
Posted by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in House, Projects on 26. Mar, 2008 | 1 Comment
We finally squeezed in fifteen minutes to put together a mail-box and throw it at the end of the driveway.
We have officially arrived!
Kitchen Reno (Alternate Title: “Bugs, Bugs, BUGSâ€)
Posted by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in House on 18. Mar, 2008 | 8 Comments
For a variety of reasons we have left our plumbing project 90% complete but untested, and have moved on to working on the kitchen. As many-a-home-renovators have said, one project leads to another, and so it has been for us.
My well-intentioned plan to leave the kitchen untouched has been tossed out the window (along with [...]
About Cameron
Posted by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in Personal on 17. Mar, 2008 | 5 Comments
In the words of Laura-Jane:
Cameron’s body and soul is built around one founding principle: he has a quest for learning that is unrivaled in anyone that I know.
The brevity of life–the mere 80-year lifespan–is frustrating to him. He wants to learn Spanish and plant an orchard and sew a very nice pair of pants and [...]
About Laura-Jane
Posted by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in Personal on 16. Mar, 2008 | 6 Comments
Laura-Jane is the writer of this blog. She lives with Cameron at Whimfield Farm in Prince Edward Island. Here are some tid-bits about her.
I was born in 1982 in a log-house on a small acreage in Parksville, British Columbia, Canada. Although I only lived in our family house until I was five years old, I [...]
Project “Running Water Pleaseâ€
Posted by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in House, Projects on 11. Mar, 2008 | 7 Comments
Unless we do some major work, our water pipes will freeze in the winter. This post details our plan to fix this problem.
Our house is serviced by a well. The water pump, water pressure tank, and all of the water pipes are located underneath the house, an area which is uninsulated and exposed to the [...]
More Adventurous
Posted by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in House, Life Dream on 03. Mar, 2008 | 6 Comments
Well, this has been a much more emotionally draining week than anticipated!
We took possession of our new house about a week ago, and there was a honeymoon period of, say, three hours, after which point we realized that we have purchased a dilapidated, drafty, bug-fraught farmhouse that has been sitting empty for two to three [...]
