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Whether they're classic bungalows, New England salt-boxes, stately Victorians, ranch houses or cottages, people take pride in their homes. And when they fix them up, they blog about it. The ideal houseblog story seems simple enough: buy an old house and ... 
Whether they're classic bungalows, New England salt-boxes, stately Victorians, ranch houses or cottages, people take pride in their homes. And when they fix them up, they blog about it. The ideal houseblog story seems simple enough: buy an old house and fix it up for fun and profit. Readers get tips, tricks and inspiration for their own home improvement and DIY projects. Bloggers get an arena in which to brag and to vent.But for every successful triumph there is a cautionary tale. These are not just comic lessons in hanging drywall. You'll hear tales of code violations, shady contractors, collapsing foundations, plumbing disasters and spiraling debt. Reading about the setbacks and frustrations these homeowners encounter is enough to make a renter like me decide never to buy. I've listed my favorite houseblogs below. If you're hungry for even more tales of home improvement, visit houseblogs.net, the center of the houseblog universe.Related Top 10 Sources: Your Money | Sustainable Living | Gardening 
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Its done and I’ve already forgotten about it. Its in the past. Its time to move on and I have. Next up: The Butler’s Pantry That last room I worked on - what ever its called – was cut out of the butler’s pantry. Now its time to do the rest of the room. It is mostly demo’ed, but there is still a little bit to do. Yesterday...
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Okay, so I am going to loose myself in the pleasure of filling all of the nail holes in the living room trim and striving to achieve that Zen-like state of bliss known as Renovator's Flow. In the meantime, I'll recap the project that got me to this point in the living room project (while holding my hands over my ears and...
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As my house building and remodeling friends know, sometimes you can get overwhelmed with the details of projects. Especially when you are working hard to get an occupancy permit, you always mean to get back to it and finish up...
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As you know by the pictures I post I am into bird watching just about as much as I am into house building. Here is a little Spotted Towhee (formerly know as Rufous sided) Since I am at my computer...
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Because I need something to distract me from the disaster that is under my sunroom, I am reviving What on Earth?
All of you junk hounds can commence high-fiving each other now.
If you don't know what What on Earth is, you probably need to start reading here. Give yourself a few hours, maybe even a day, to go through...
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Lets recap, shall we. January: Strep Throat. Who the hell gets strep throat, aside from 10 year olds?February: The flu. This wasn’t one of those, “Oh, I have the flu”, while you’re standing there talking to the person telling them you have the flu. Anyone who can stand erect and make a coherent sentence indicating that they...
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Well, after only four years, we have a fully functional plumbing system, or so I thought.We'd been having trouble with our clawfoot tub drain. It really wasn't too big of a problem if you didn't use the tub. Since we now have two working sinks in the master bathroom, we no longer had to wash our hands in the tub, so this...
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I’m having a mid-20s crisis. I’ve been realizing lately that at two months shy of 27 years old, I’ve had surprisingly few periods in my life when I could say “Whateva, I do what I want,” like Cartman on my favorite episode of South Park. And suddenly - now that I’m supposed to be [...]
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Remember yesterday when I was like, "Oh, poor me! Renovation is slowing down! Wah wah wahhh."
Yeah, well, shut up, Jeannie. You're an idiot.
We found out that the damage under the sunroom is more extensive than we thought.
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Roger that! {*crackle*}As I write, government couriers are transporting highly sensitive documents and photos to a secret government compound in the State Capital. Once there, trained officials will begin the painstaking chore of pouring over these documents with a fine toothed comb. The revelations that will come to light...