Category Archives: House

On the street where we live

How One Thing Leads to Another

Posted on August 12, 2001 by Marchbanks

When I pushed up the pry bar behind the gutter and heaved, the bar went straight through the fascia. Continue reading →

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Yet more failing hardware

Posted on August 6, 2001 by Marchbanks

This morning we got up to a house with interior temperatures at 65/18 degrees.  This is not normal; indoor temp at that hour should be 77/25 degrees. Continue reading →

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The fifth Aladdin

Posted on August 5, 2001 by Marchbanks

One way and another, it’s gonna take me a hundred bucks to make it work again. Continue reading →

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A gutteral (sic) speech

Posted on August 5, 2001 by Marchbanks

I JUST realized we’re gonna have to pull it down again because I forgot the downspout drop, dammit! Continue reading →

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Memoirs of a rocker

Posted on July 2, 2001 by Marchbanks

She told me the only thing that had made her smile the whole day was the thought she’d be seeing me soon. Continue reading →

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Collaring the roof

Posted on June 11, 2001 by Marchbanks

I don’t know that it’s possible to make a bed of roofing cement thick and even enough that we’ll get a seal all round. Continue reading →

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The Attic(a) rebellion

Posted on June 11, 2001 by Marchbanks

That’s right, I’m rebelling and I’m not going back into the attic until all my demands are met!! Continue reading →

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Attics are nasty

Posted on June 10, 2001 by Marchbanks

The worst part of doing anything in the attic, though is the insufferable heat. Continue reading →

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Wow, it’s been a long time

Posted on June 3, 2001 by Marchbanks

The goddamn roof is STILL leaking, despite another application of roofing cement. Continue reading →

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The ceiling’s up

Posted on May 25, 2001 by Marchbanks

By the end of today the wallboard ceiling panels in the sewing room are in place and in one piece. Continue reading →

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