Perry Work Weekend #17
Wallpaper: after a little bit of rain the moisture in the air (and in our house) allowed the wallpaper to peel off easier than the weekend before. Luke went to Perry without me and removed all the vinyl exposing much…
Exciting News!
!!!! we’re so excited to get to be a part of this !!!! I can’t really say much until it airs (hopefully next spring?) BUT WE ARE SO EXCITED!!!!
Perry Work Weekend #16
The Living Room! vvvv click vvvv vvvv click vvvv I have fallen behind on my house updates! Here is weekend #16 // we focused on reinforcing the span across the room by placing two microlam beams creating a header. Originally…
Perry Work Week #15 Part II
Luke took our window frame to Perry Paint & Design to have a template made and a new piece of glass cut for the window so that we could remove the wood and put the window back in! we have…
Perry Work Week #15 Part I
somebody awesome come to perry and buy this house!! isn’t it cute!! and it sounds nice inside..and cheap!! “Sitting room upstairs with stained glass and hardwood floor; marble floor in entry; open stairway; pull down attic ladder; back deck; fenced…
Perry Work Weekend #14
Luke’s father, Everett, and two high school students from I-35 came up to help Luke bring the shed roof down to what we believe to be the original roof line. I had a hard time watching them work — the…
Supply Run
In order to start on the next big project (removing the shed dormer on the north side of the house) we had to do a supply run to one of those big box stores…we squeezed in a trip to bandit…
Iowa Life
^ in print ^ and online Iowa Life section of the Des Moines Register August 11, 2012 By Erin Randolph It takes a special couple to see potential in a home that has no bathrooms, kitchen or upper-level floorboards and…
Perry Work Weekend #13
Menards was holding their 11% off sale so Luke and his father, Everett, made the trek to des moines and perry (twice) to load/unload shingles and other roofing material. I had debated on getting Estate Gray shingles, but ended up…
Perry Work Weekend #12
Garrett came to help us with our audition tape and to see the house for the first time. escaped what looked like rain and grabbed dinner at casa de oro …Luke and I were in bed by 8:30! Luke moved…
