My great grandfather, Elmer Ferson, built this beautiful house in 1895. My grandmother and my mom were both born in the house and it was my childhood home. The home is situated on the top of a hill surrounded by a grape vineyard. My great grandfather called the farm "Mountain View" because of it's unobstructed view of Mt. Rainier and Mt. Adams. Although it has...
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Do you want to drink CLEAN WATER? This whole house filter does the trick. It has THREE LARGE FILTERS that filter out chlorine, rust, pesticides, sand, herbicides, odors, and just about anything else you can think of. You get CLEAN water from any faucet. It is awesome. The first thing that struck me when the filter system arrived was the size of the box. This...
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When I started work on the house, I noticed that the floor wasn't level. I thought I could level them pretty easily by jacking up the floor joists. There is easy access to the joists from the basement. After I pulled up the flooring, I realized that this was going to be a MAJOR project. There were multiple issues. First, the ceiling is level. So,...
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When I was growing up, the swimming pool was the center of fun. Now, the pool area is in desperate need of some TLC. The pool itself hasn't been used for 20 years and the fencing around it is looking pretty pathetic. I'd like to put a new liner in the pool and put it back into action... but there are tons of other house...
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A few weeks ago I noticed there was no hot water. Hmm... I went down into the basement to see if the water heater breaker had blown. YIKES! There was 6 inches of water on the floor of the basement and water was pouring out of the side of the water heater. I quickly shut off the water main and hooked up a pump to...
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This thing is AMAZING!!! I was a classroom teacher for over 30 years. I have removed zillions of staples from bulletin boards and papers. I wished I knew this thing existed back then. It would have saved me HOURS. I'm pulling up old carpet and the carpet pad. When the guys put down the carpet pad... they must have been paid by the staple. They...
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Ouch! I'm getting too old to work on my knees for more than a few minutes! My old set of knee pads don't help much so I went looking for some better ones. I used the reviews on Amazon to narrow my search down. The first two sets of knee pads I tried had a gel cushion. They felt pretty darn good... but almost every...
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We are going to have some FUN with the master bathroom. Located off the master bedroom, this bathroom will have dual sinks, a separate shower/toilet compartment, hidden mirror TV, and oodles of storage. During our last remodel of our current house, we added a TV behind the mirror. It is pretty cool. We can watch the news while getting ready in the morning or evening....
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I'm excited about having a walk-in kitchen pantry. The plan is to take the large bathroom off the dining room and dividing it up into three separate spaces. A small 1/2 bath for visitors, a ensuite bathroom off the second downstairs bedroom, and a pantry off the kitchen. It pencils out... but hopefully, it will work out I love the look of barn doors and...
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The upstairs master bedroom is going to serve a dual purpose. My wife is going to be using it as her sewing room but we also want to use it as a bedroom for guests. Space for sewing and a bed for sleeping... a murphy bed seemed like the best option. Most of the time there will be plenty of room for sewing and cutting...
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One of the projects that scared me the most... yet I was the most excited about doing was installing a new stair rail. The existing railing was not even close to code. I debated about hiring a craftsman to build the railing but with Google and YouTube at my side... how hard could it be. If you are interested in installing or replacing a railing,...
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Do you want to drink CLEAN WATER? This whole house filter...
When I started work on the house, I noticed that the floor...
When I was growing up, the swimming pool was the center of...
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