Author Archives: kimerer_brian

Vanity, Vanity

Posted on November 6, 2010 by kimerer_brian

No, not like the poem…. these are the bathroom vanities. They have been installed in the bathrooms. Only one of them has a top so far, but the vanities are in place. Here is the small one in the downstairs … Continue reading →

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Tire Rant #2

Posted on November 6, 2010 by kimerer_brian

I just got back from getting my flat tire fixed. It was not a nail; it was a failed Tire Pressure Sense (TPS) valve stem. That is the sensor that is required on each wheel (spare included) that sends the … Continue reading →

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Lights

Posted on November 4, 2010 by kimerer_brian

We have lights in the house. Check out the front porch light. That looks pretty friendly and welcoming. The lantern by the back door is working too. You can’t really see the lantern, but that is the fault of the … Continue reading →

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Tired of Tires

Posted on November 3, 2010 by kimerer_brian

No house blog today. I barely got over there again because the car got a flat tire on it. My car has one of those idiot lights that tells you when one of your tires is below a threshold pressure … Continue reading →

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Everything But the Kitchen Sink

Posted on November 1, 2010 by kimerer_brian

Well, actually, even the kitchen sink is here. This is a beautiful sink. It is huge! And something else arrived too. Those boxes contain our Toto* toilets. Those are the toilets that will flush… although not for a while yet … Continue reading →

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The Hangfire Toilet

Posted on October 30, 2010 by kimerer_brian

Things have gotten interesting in the Fallapartment again. In the downstairs bathroom we have a hangfire toilet. What is that? After you flush it and the water is gone, it sits there doing nothing for about 20 seconds before it … Continue reading →

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Plaster

Posted on October 28, 2010 by kimerer_brian

Part of the house has been plastered. The walls now look more like walls and less like a battleship. Below is a photo of the closet and bathroom doors in the master bedroom. Those things in the far left corner … Continue reading →

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Steps

Posted on October 27, 2010 by kimerer_brian

They put the front steps on today. Look at this! That is going to be really nice after they put the railings on it. I kind of like the white door and the white posts and the white risers. That … Continue reading →

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Oil

Posted on October 26, 2010 by kimerer_brian

Our heating company delivered our first tank of oil today. But first, since I have not posted a photo of the house for a while, here are a couple. Notice that the shutters are on. The front porch is also … Continue reading →

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$23.84

Posted on October 24, 2010 by kimerer_brian

I just spent another $23.84 on light bulbs today… and we are not done yet. Yikes! We could go broke on just light bulbs alone. Speaking of consumable items, I spent some time today figuring out what kind of filters … Continue reading →

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