Among the gardening and other outdoor activities, we still have a house we are trying to update. We are slowly nearing the finish line,...

We've had our "homestead property" since March, 2019 (nearly 5 years as of this writing) and our main bathroom is still in it's original...

As we near the end of the year, it is time to look back and assess how 2022 progressed. We try and give each year a theme, to help guide...

As we assessed our spare shed for conversion to a chicken coop, there were a few issues we noted: The windows were in tough shape and did...

As we slowly convert our property to a self-sustaining enterprise, one of the next steps is to introduce animals into the mix. This year,...

Each year, I try to create a theme for the upcoming work on our farmstead. It provides direction and helps us tell our story. This year...

This is really Ed's story to tell; but, I'm most pleased with our newly refurbished basement bathroom. It's a tiny tiny space (as small...

After months of looking at concrete walls, wall studs, or concrete backer board-covered walls, we finally have final finish walls for our...

The pad looks different than I remember it, but all is installed now and ready to go. The installers were nice enough to walk through...

Once the rough plumbing was finally completed, the shower in the basement bathroom has finally started to take shape. Rather than...

I wish I would have noticed the time that the installers arrived this morning. It was early - maybe 8 or 9am. They left at about...

Some days, nothing seems to go right. That was the case on the day I tried to install the shower plumbing for our basement bathroom...

Writing '2022 feels odd', but time marches on. Come March, we will be entering the fourth year of working on our property. It is hard to...

We reached an important milestone - we re-installed a toilet in the basement bathroom. After stripping the old adhesive from the concrete...

As happens in Wisconsin, indoor projects take a backseat when summer rolls around. The brevity of the summer season combined with nice...

We are finally at the point in our farmhouse rehab where the end is in sight. Our next major project is the basement bathroom. Once we...

Our dog was happy that our stair rehab project was finally completed this weekend. Like most of our projects, it took longer than...

Much of our rehabbing was placed on pause last month for the 3-week maple syrup season. By the end of a day, I was usually too dirty with...

Roger Cook from This Old House used to say that before you start construction, you have to have some destruction. Our staircase project...

Once we finished our back hallway and laundry room project in September, we shifted to a couple of months of outdoor projects to enjoy...