Things slowed WAY down this past week due to a lot of snow and plummeting temperatures. This upcoming week though…squee!…indicates no snow and no cold. Thus, my plan is to complete the vinyl siding. For 40 years I never thought this could possibly excite me: “my plan is to complete the vinyl siding.” Life…

When I purchased the Cross House in 2014 the library has been gutted to the studs. In early 2015 I had the room sheet-rocked and painted. Then I began the laborious process of installing shelving and moving my library to the house. I did not decorate the room but assumed that this would happen soon….

    Drove to the Cross House yesterday. Light snow. Arrived at house, had lunch, then glazed the new north leaded-glass window in basement workroom. Glanced out eyebrow window.  Oh shit! Quickly finished. Darted to car through a LOT of snow. Drove home with a top speed of 40. Watched a car in front of…

    On Saturday I fussed with the entry trim, getting the final screws installed, and the final filling of all the holes. It has been raining for two days so all the filling may have washed out! Previously, I reported on the NORTH leaded-glass transom being taken away for restoration. But, in a local…

Before reading this post go and pour yourself a glass wine. Then get comfortable. Then look at this post. Pepare to smile widely. Prepare to tear up a bit. Then scroll down.                                           Thank you…

      The west leaded transom got a second coat of primer. It needs a third. But…soon!!!!!!!!      

    I also completed the stripping of the entry door frame, and the exterior of the sidelight. I will stain the sidelight and then apply gloss polyurethane. Ditto for the door.    

  I also got a second coat on the small west window. The north sash should be ready for paint soon. What does all this mean? In about a week I will be ready to install: The famous leaded west transom. The small west sash. The final west basement window (finished last year but never…

Today I drove to Wichita and, of course, stopped by Old Town Architectural Salvage. My goal was to find a beveled glass exterior door for the Carriage House.         A third point of concern was the price. $625. Waaaaay too much, considering the condition. It turns out though that Doug may have…