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The Bucket Toilet Who Saved the Day(s) We all love the glamour shots of power tools. The shiny red Milwaukee drills, the chop saws, the nail guns. Those are the tools that build the house. But what about the "tools" that keep you running while you build it? When we started this renovation, we weren't… Continue reading The Unsung Hero of Our DIY: The Bucket Toilet
The messy truth about demo day & the tools we used The wood floors in this cabin were strong and appeared to be in great shape. We knew we wanted to reuse them, which meant we had to get them out before the house was demolished. These boards had endured decades of wear, tear, dust,… Continue reading Salvaging Old Floors
Demolition is easy. Preservation is hard. We didn’t buy this former camp cabin with the intention of erasing its history. Once we decided we needed to knock down the house, it would have been faster to let everything go with the demo, but we felt a responsibility to the cabin—and to the earth. We removed… Continue reading The Soul of the Cabin (And why we didn’t paint the wall)
Project Phase: Pre-Demo March 2025 Before we knew the house was a total teardown—and before Frank ever said the words, “For only $20,000 more...”—we were still thinking this was a renovation situation. However, Frank had called with an update- After he cut a hole in the bathroom floor to look under the “addition”, he said… Continue reading We Named Him Bernard
“We don’t lock the house,” the realtor said, “but if you get there before me, wait until I let you in.” That should have been our first sign to keep driving past that blue eyesore. Even after we toured the house and were taking a second look outside, a truck slowed down on the road.… Continue reading The 7 Red Flags We Ignored (And Why We’d Do It Again)
Shifting Geers 