Load-Bearing Walls: Part 1
Replacing our hardwood floor seemed like a simple idea. We would tear up the old floor, put down a new subfloor, install the new floor, and stain the thing. It…
September 2014
How to Make Authentic Tomato Sauce
Everyone once in a while we take a break from the craziness of our house reno to do something fun. Today we traveled to Port Hope to make tomato sauce…
Replacing Hardwood: Part 5 – Shimming
After yet another trip to Home Depot with an AutoShare cargo van, we think we have everything we need to start (and hopefully finish) the subfloor. Our house isn’t level,…