by Jeffery Battersby | Oct 28, 2006 | HousePosts
Wired on Friday Friday I got a call from Kathy asking if I knew that the stone guys had been to the house that day. I didn’t know that and when I got home I was pleased to discover that scaffolding had been set up and that the wire lathe had been installed...
by Jeffery Battersby | Oct 26, 2006 | HousePosts
(He says this with a stony smile…) After more than a yearlong hiatus we will begin a new (and major) project on the house. Starting Monday (cultured) stonework will be started around the foundation of the house and up the chimney chase. This marks the beginning...
by Jeffery Battersby | Apr 19, 2006 | Commentary, HousePosts
Two Years Ago Today… Have a look at this link to the Zillow website and you’ll see what was going on with my house about two years ago today. Next to the $202K price tag on my neighbor’s house—and at just about the center of the...
by Jeffery Battersby | Jan 4, 2006 | HousePosts
On December 25th the Poughkeepsie Journal ran their final article on our house project. Karen Shan, who wrote all five articles, was a charm throughout the entire process. You’ll find the article here. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
by Jeffery Battersby | Dec 20, 2005 | HousePosts
It’s taken awhile to catch our breath. It’s hard to believe that it was easier to post updates here while the house was still in the building process. But it really was just a way to air out my feelings and to try to give myself some sense that there was...
by Jeffery Battersby | Sep 12, 2005 | HousePosts
But still a whole lot o’ shakin goin’ on… By now it’s likely that you’re eyes have glazed over waiting for the latest update here. (Of course this assumes that there’s someone out there who really, really wants to read about...
