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<lastBuildDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:57:16 -0600</lastBuildDate><item><title>Kitchen Before And After</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-12-03T07:41:19-06:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/939226a58169d52bb37502f10e7cd7a4-99.html#unique-entry-id-99</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/939226a58169d52bb37502f10e7cd7a4-99.html#unique-entry-id-99</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[This before and after is a bit premature because we haven't installed the back-splash or the pot filler above the stove, but compared to how it used to look...]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Thanksgiving Schmanksgiving</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-12-02T08:14:48-06:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/cdcdddf2ab133414b55a0a5915d99b8b-98.html#unique-entry-id-98</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/cdcdddf2ab133414b55a0a5915d99b8b-98.html#unique-entry-id-98</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[In all actuality it had nothing to do with some political view of Thanksgiving, nope, actually we love Thanksgiving (maybe a little too much for our own good).]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Refurbished Lighting</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-11-24T08:30:00-06:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/339166c954b01e567305fdc1f9a060fa-97.html#unique-entry-id-97</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/339166c954b01e567305fdc1f9a060fa-97.html#unique-entry-id-97</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[In this case, we decided the plastic, exposed bulb light fixtures on the porch have been a nuisance to both us and our neighbors, but we'd decided we didn't want to update the exterior until we'd finished painting.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Installing Cabinet Hardware 2 (How-to Guide)</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-11-15T17:20:46-06:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/56417de3a4e41153b134382e3f52215e-96.html#unique-entry-id-96</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/56417de3a4e41153b134382e3f52215e-96.html#unique-entry-id-96</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[If yours do too then take a bin pull and lay it on your template and line up the center hole to the vertical line and the left and right holes on the horizontal line then mark their locations on the template (Now your template should look something like the red lines in figure E).]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Installing Cabinet Hardware (How-to guide)</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-10-31T04:01:04-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/5805f3290e5f528ad3be100acf90aaa5-95.html#unique-entry-id-95</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/5805f3290e5f528ad3be100acf90aaa5-95.html#unique-entry-id-95</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I took a ruler (a tape measure is a little too bulky and inaccurate for this job) and measured the width of the door's stile and divided that in half to find the center line (A) then I moved the knob around on this line until I found the location height-wise that I liked which happened to be on the same line as the top of the rail (B).]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Wine Party Success</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-10-27T06:43:31-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/19a5e104ce30f43632f053d0bcdbf8f5-94.html#unique-entry-id-94</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/19a5e104ce30f43632f053d0bcdbf8f5-94.html#unique-entry-id-94</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[But, the most important part was that we got to show off our house to our friends, who anxiously ask us when're they going to get to see it.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Painting Kitchen Cabinets</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-10-24T08:35:01-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/535ebcbd903f6f25828ad4eac1708be7-93.html#unique-entry-id-93</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/535ebcbd903f6f25828ad4eac1708be7-93.html#unique-entry-id-93</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[We put two coats of primer with a lot of sanding in between followed by 2 coats of oil based gloss, and now we have the base cabinets double coated.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Under-cabinet Lights</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-10-23T08:29:50-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/a38e07bc213631acec0bbc9076bf198f-92.html#unique-entry-id-92</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/a38e07bc213631acec0bbc9076bf198f-92.html#unique-entry-id-92</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[A job that our electrician should have done for us, but our frustration with him has forced us to cut our losses.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Rental House Roulette II</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-10-16T08:24:59-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/e6e527ce49b0c2800268cb84f6ecd181-91.html#unique-entry-id-91</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/e6e527ce49b0c2800268cb84f6ecd181-91.html#unique-entry-id-91</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Let's just say the neighbors were so happy to see them go that they didn't mind the mess, or so they said when we apologized for it.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Dining Room Sconces</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-10-15T21:55:02-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/8552b17d0f743966c71b9643a8e41409-90.html#unique-entry-id-90</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/8552b17d0f743966c71b9643a8e41409-90.html#unique-entry-id-90</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Today I received the dining room sconces that we ordered from Restoration Hardware, after dinner and a bottle of wine I decided to hook them up.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Painting Our Kitchen Cabinets</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-10-14T12:12:45-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/c2fe9a9f7abca265fbf234161fb9b8f6-89.html#unique-entry-id-89</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/c2fe9a9f7abca265fbf234161fb9b8f6-89.html#unique-entry-id-89</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[So far they have 2 coats of primer sanded between coats and will be finished with 2 to 3 coats of Alkyd based Gloss in the Sherwin Williams color "Ryegrass", also sanded between coats.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Work Begins Again</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-10-13T13:52:38-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/bf9766014bbb1a126570112058f247fa-88.html#unique-entry-id-88</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/bf9766014bbb1a126570112058f247fa-88.html#unique-entry-id-88</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Fearing that we may get booted from the wine club for not hosting, we must have it presentable in the next couple weeks.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Rental House Roulette</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-09-09T07:29:39-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/4e4cc3bc70d579620922a4669ff3c60d-87.html#unique-entry-id-87</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/4e4cc3bc70d579620922a4669ff3c60d-87.html#unique-entry-id-87</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Most of you have seen the post of the UFO landing site in the back yard, and it is those sorts of ridiculous things I would like to post in this series.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Appliances go in</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-08-25T12:54:43-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/3504745d27551a5c48cc9ac4a94f1336-86.html#unique-entry-id-86</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/3504745d27551a5c48cc9ac4a94f1336-86.html#unique-entry-id-86</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Now that we are back from our little unexpected "vacation", I have a lot of blogging to do to catch up.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>We made it into American Bungalow&#x21;</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-08-05T08:15:57-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/8cdb0a97640a2b03b8255d78c43599b3-85.html#unique-entry-id-85</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/8cdb0a97640a2b03b8255d78c43599b3-85.html#unique-entry-id-85</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[As most bungalow enthusiasts know, <a href="http://www.ambungalow.com" target="_blank">American Bungalow</a> is our primary source for inspiration when it comes to remodeling, renovating, and decorating our homes.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Kitchen Countertops FINALLY Go In&#x21;</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-08-01T08:18:17-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/92eadb20d28ed6e66b3d0ece7efab29d-84.html#unique-entry-id-84</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/92eadb20d28ed6e66b3d0ece7efab29d-84.html#unique-entry-id-84</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Thought I'd blog a little while I'm waiting for the installers to finish, and as much as they seem to be goofing off right in front of me this could take a while.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The Lowes Conspiracy</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-07-25T08:09:32-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/7912be7db6639d1c60449e89f0bce058-83.html#unique-entry-id-83</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/7912be7db6639d1c60449e89f0bce058-83.html#unique-entry-id-83</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[There, was one instance I went to Lowes and used a $10 off $25 coupon for a bucket of mastic I think, and I got one of those $10 off of a $50 purchase receipts.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Snap&#x2c; Crackle and Pop</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-07-14T08:16:48-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/c4e5204f9b54c8b5832682dd19705e1e-82.html#unique-entry-id-82</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/c4e5204f9b54c8b5832682dd19705e1e-82.html#unique-entry-id-82</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[After an incident where one of our subs marred the floor pretty badly (We won't name any names, but it was the electrician), we decided to put protective plastic on the floors to cut down on the damage to the floors since we still had the movers coming and various other contractors.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Thinking of Starting Another House Blog</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-07-10T23:48:48-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/c06650aead428115e958d84e0477e856-81.html#unique-entry-id-81</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/c06650aead428115e958d84e0477e856-81.html#unique-entry-id-81</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[They had put nails in almost every inch of the trim in the living room to hang baseball caps from, all the walls had handprints covering every inch up to about 4 feet, all of the door knobs had dented the walls even though there are doorstop springs, and for some reason had bubble gum stuffed in the holes like that was a suitable wall patch.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The Refrigerator Incident</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-07-07T22:19:09-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/e344ebb3442bfc581000f955a6127ce1-80.html#unique-entry-id-80</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/e344ebb3442bfc581000f955a6127ce1-80.html#unique-entry-id-80</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[And on top of curbside only delivery, they belly-ache about having to do that much by telling you at least 150 times that they are in no way going to help you haul the sucker into the house.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Painting Kitchen Cabinets Part II</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-07-02T21:42:43-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/a4818c99151c81710ce21d13e2bcb346-79.html#unique-entry-id-79</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/a4818c99151c81710ce21d13e2bcb346-79.html#unique-entry-id-79</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[And really we are leaning toward the latex based as I don't think Kristin will go near an oil based paint and I need all the help I can get.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Painting Kitchen Cabinets</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-06-30T22:14:02-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/a5fe299e6921e5eb9f17e4ab4d39dba9-78.html#unique-entry-id-78</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/a5fe299e6921e5eb9f17e4ab4d39dba9-78.html#unique-entry-id-78</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I don't know how many of you out there have ever painted raw wood cabinets yourself, but I'm sure if you've begun the work then surely you are still at it, because it takes FOREVER.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Our Wonderfully Cheap Sound System</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-06-26T22:14:36-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/cb36ddfedcaf70f0d7ebe49a9c12e3f2-77.html#unique-entry-id-77</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/cb36ddfedcaf70f0d7ebe49a9c12e3f2-77.html#unique-entry-id-77</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Originally when we wired the house, I ran speaker wire for surround sound speakers in the living room and speaker wire to the back deck where we spend most of our time.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>My Bungalow Blog Revamp</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-06-22T09:15:05-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/185a610f778338f6c8e3e4c2c4c5ceaa-76.html#unique-entry-id-76</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/185a610f778338f6c8e3e4c2c4c5ceaa-76.html#unique-entry-id-76</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[After lots of complaints from my regular readers I've decided to take the initiative, to make a faster more streamlined version of our website.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Stair Treads Installed</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-06-17T09:13:09-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/0b3d56f6c6674e08c249ea980f304390-75.html#unique-entry-id-75</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/0b3d56f6c6674e08c249ea980f304390-75.html#unique-entry-id-75</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[On another note our "cabinet-rockstar" (I'm going to suggest that title for his business cards) is finishing up today and I'll be damned if we aren't as tickled as a couple of hogs knee deep in slop.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Then And Now</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-06-13T09:09:24-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/dae637da80b5e08bc14f5935f1ef230d-74.html#unique-entry-id-74</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/dae637da80b5e08bc14f5935f1ef230d-74.html#unique-entry-id-74</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[On another note, this weekend we are doing some more painting and hopefully the guys are coming to install our stair treads and risers.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Basemant Precautions</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-06-09T09:08:55-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/b0e44365db50e935747c8e1316d885d3-73.html#unique-entry-id-73</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/b0e44365db50e935747c8e1316d885d3-73.html#unique-entry-id-73</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Since then we have taken precautions against any future mishaps because I have a feeling if that unit had been running at the time of the flood then I would be writing a different post.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>We Have Moved In</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-06-06T09:07:24-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/e0f3c978f35e46f49b62bd3b9196d28b-72.html#unique-entry-id-72</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/e0f3c978f35e46f49b62bd3b9196d28b-72.html#unique-entry-id-72</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[We painted the whole house (post coming soon about color selection) and moved in. Yes we are living amongst the wreckage of a half put together house, but at least we have water and electricity, sort of.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Is This What Final Inspection&#x27;s Supposed To Look Like?</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-05-22T09:05:56-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/99947d834accdfffddc5e867b874a16f-71.html#unique-entry-id-71</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/99947d834accdfffddc5e867b874a16f-71.html#unique-entry-id-71</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I understand it is partly my fault for agreeing to let the renters move in on June 1st at our current house, but you can&rsquo;t pass up a good renter when they come along.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Tile Is Down&#x2c; Well Almost</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-05-20T09:03:21-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/10f718cb9b0e0b4a7061fb95dc8d5b31-70.html#unique-entry-id-70</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/10f718cb9b0e0b4a7061fb95dc8d5b31-70.html#unique-entry-id-70</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Apparently there are different versions of 1&rdquo; white hex tiles, because they were NOT the same, even though they had been purchased from the same source 3 years ago.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Hardwood Floors Before And After</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-05-19T08:59:58-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/eca29147691d5031b1d0872c949fec1b-69.html#unique-entry-id-69</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/eca29147691d5031b1d0872c949fec1b-69.html#unique-entry-id-69</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The other little spot was my fault, I dropped a piece of door hardware on the floor and it made a 1/4&rdquo; dent in the wood.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The Mad Dash</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-05-16T08:58:15-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/cd478c3dab3b473d95812023ed54c427-68.html#unique-entry-id-68</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/cd478c3dab3b473d95812023ed54c427-68.html#unique-entry-id-68</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[So now we have a checklist to fill before then, or rather before we can even move in. If we don&rsquo;t get it all done and pass the final inspection, then we will be living in a tent in our yard with our furniture under tarps.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Our Beautiful Doors</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-05-15T08:56:34-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/6dd29099f3c941e90665f687604348a5-67.html#unique-entry-id-67</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/6dd29099f3c941e90665f687604348a5-67.html#unique-entry-id-67</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[He got us beautiful 4&rdquo; wide, 3/4&rdquo; solid oak, pre-finished plank down to $2.99 a sqft This brings our hardwood flooring to about $5.00 a sqft installed.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>We Have Power... In The House</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-05-14T08:55:40-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/73de087086b9372a2c78493302215771-66.html#unique-entry-id-66</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/73de087086b9372a2c78493302215771-66.html#unique-entry-id-66</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[We needed a bunch of cheap fixtures to install so that we can pass inspection and move in by the 1st of June, so a trip to the Habitat store and a grab-bag-box of brass fixtures for ten bucks and that&rsquo;ll about do it.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>DIY Blown In Cellulose</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-05-13T08:50:15-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/d2b54598181253bcfa55be25fe9b26cb-65.html#unique-entry-id-65</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/d2b54598181253bcfa55be25fe9b26cb-65.html#unique-entry-id-65</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I think a few years ago it would have been much cheaper, but the one thing we can thank the &ldquo;green movement&rdquo; for is that any material that can be labeled as &ldquo;green&rdquo; can be charged double.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Completely Off Topic - Derby Day</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-05-07T08:49:02-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/ea81c77dcddc7372f8e2564d287dc806-64.html#unique-entry-id-64</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/ea81c77dcddc7372f8e2564d287dc806-64.html#unique-entry-id-64</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Ironically, since I grew up in Hot Springs and my first job was working at Oaklawn racetrack, most of my friends think of me as the closest thing to a horse racing expert that they know.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>It&#x27;s All In The Details</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-04-30T08:47:21-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/c6576b6585650ada7d4e12ec9eec9e1e-63.html#unique-entry-id-63</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/c6576b6585650ada7d4e12ec9eec9e1e-63.html#unique-entry-id-63</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[This morning, in our usual discussion of our daily &ldquo;game plan&rdquo;, I ventured to say that &ldquo;there&rsquo;s not much left to do before we move in&rdquo;, while I type this it sounds much more ridiculous than at the time.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Tips On Painting Primer</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-04-28T08:45:04-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/35f9368269ad0eceb9b2de648a1f2773-62.html#unique-entry-id-62</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/35f9368269ad0eceb9b2de648a1f2773-62.html#unique-entry-id-62</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[If you rent a sprayer, be prepared to shell out some extra $ for a good working tip, because the one you get will be a piece of $#!*.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>America&#x27;s Most Desperate Landscape</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-04-21T08:37:39-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/6ff300dbd037c7c10003eacbbb1d488a-61.html#unique-entry-id-61</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/6ff300dbd037c7c10003eacbbb1d488a-61.html#unique-entry-id-61</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[As I&rsquo;m sure most of you know, I mean if you are as into DIY as we are, then you have either seen or entered the DIY Network&rsquo;s America&rsquo;s Most Desperate Landscape contest.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Cabinet Quote</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-04-18T08:36:44-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/0b2902605a3e80b638377bbbfce8ab00-60.html#unique-entry-id-60</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/0b2902605a3e80b638377bbbfce8ab00-60.html#unique-entry-id-60</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Our architect assures us that you will encounter this sort of thing with nearly every cabinet maker out there, so if you are going to have to endure it, you might as well get some quality cabinets out of it.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>What Is More Work</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-04-16T08:35:57-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/bb40e637c75d9235cca476844ec16f11-59.html#unique-entry-id-59</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/bb40e637c75d9235cca476844ec16f11-59.html#unique-entry-id-59</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[But really, I think that we actually put more work into clean-up than demo, because if you think about it we have to clean up the demo and then clean up the construction, then after all is FINALLY finished and complete, what is it that you do?]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Renovator Pride T-Shirts</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-04-11T08:34:30-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/99c89ecd506a84fd236b55511d1e6cba-58.html#unique-entry-id-58</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/99c89ecd506a84fd236b55511d1e6cba-58.html#unique-entry-id-58</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I figured since I have a screen printing press just laying around then &ldquo;what the heck&rdquo; why not print up some RENOVATOR PRIDE shirts, and who knows, if I sell a couple then it can offset the hosting fees for the blog.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Drywall Install</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-04-04T08:32:52-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/c8b62b7c30c7801cf3c6c525f5d2e928-57.html#unique-entry-id-57</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/c8b62b7c30c7801cf3c6c525f5d2e928-57.html#unique-entry-id-57</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The electrician cut one of them back in and we are going to have to ask about the second one, because once the walls were taped they abandoned the house, to let it dry I would assume.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Diy Pocket Doors</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-04-02T08:30:07-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/500673acfca38b827e4ed954090890d0-56.html#unique-entry-id-56</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/500673acfca38b827e4ed954090890d0-56.html#unique-entry-id-56</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I picked up this pocket door frame at Lowe&rsquo;s for around $50, which seemed pretty reasonable to me since I have never purchased or installed one before.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The Orange Foam Incident</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-04-01T08:25:48-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/68de5200686380fbd3395771fd371704-55.html#unique-entry-id-55</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/68de5200686380fbd3395771fd371704-55.html#unique-entry-id-55</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Well, fortunately, not all of the foam fell on me; some, in fact, fell onto the board I was kneeling on. In the process of fussing with the huge blob of orange foam on my back, I managed to plant my knee smack dab into the middle of the blob on the board.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>DIY Spray Foam Insulation</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-03-28T08:23:58-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/57d249d125d9437f5d16d018c0294bcd-54.html#unique-entry-id-54</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/57d249d125d9437f5d16d018c0294bcd-54.html#unique-entry-id-54</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Afterwards I went out to the bar for boy&rsquo;s night, and I have to say it was a great conversation center-piece (Although in typical boy&rsquo;s night fashion, the conversation quickly degraded into the fact that I was using a big hose attached to 2 canisters).]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Insulation Installation</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-03-25T08:21:19-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/754fcf93e201565e95d88e9a672392ac-53.html#unique-entry-id-53</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/754fcf93e201565e95d88e9a672392ac-53.html#unique-entry-id-53</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[While I was hanging the foam board in the attic Kristin got ahead of me, so I thought Sunday morning I would get up at 6:30 and go to the house and get caught up on the stapling while Kristin slept in. (For those of you who don&rsquo;t know, our other house is just 4 doors down.)]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Flooded Basement Photos</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-03-24T08:19:31-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/69a0ac2232aab96359f8162646e21410-52.html#unique-entry-id-52</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/69a0ac2232aab96359f8162646e21410-52.html#unique-entry-id-52</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[In one of the photographs you can that it would have been at least hip deep for me and the last photo is the entry way to the basement that afforded the thousands of gallons that infiltrated the basement.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The Great Flood of &#x27;08</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-03-21T08:17:37-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/827611bec26fcd5994443acfa75173ab-51.html#unique-entry-id-51</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/827611bec26fcd5994443acfa75173ab-51.html#unique-entry-id-51</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I guess it was keeping him up at night because the next day he went to see what the damage was and tried to reach us. That evening, Kristin and I went to the house, and she said: &ldquo;Hmmm, I have a missed call from Troy.&rdquo;]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Framing Inspection Passed</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-03-20T08:16:11-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/4c7f80f81f82ca4d5f25299099c1719d-50.html#unique-entry-id-50</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/4c7f80f81f82ca4d5f25299099c1719d-50.html#unique-entry-id-50</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Well, I met with our good buddy Vel from the city who inspected the house today, and overall I think it went GREAT!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Venting</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-03-10T08:15:05-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/6539381b96c30b9d69cafbb90680f61f-49.html#unique-entry-id-49</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/6539381b96c30b9d69cafbb90680f61f-49.html#unique-entry-id-49</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[In fact at one point I got hot while working on the roof, but I was reluctant to take off my fleece, as it was my emergency back up to keep me from sliding off the roof.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Open House Party</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-03-05T08:14:02-06:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/b663c8e0d882af56be305a3243997f2f-48.html#unique-entry-id-48</link><guid 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Complete</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-02-21T08:11:56-06:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/31b259503b8601f77d885ef5a4bbea20-46.html#unique-entry-id-46</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/31b259503b8601f77d885ef5a4bbea20-46.html#unique-entry-id-46</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[But honestly our biggest problem that we ran into was that the recessed lights on the front porch were spec&rsquo;d to be centered length-wise, and as it turned out there was a ceiling joist that forced us to put the lights to one side or the other.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Technical Difficulties</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-02-20T08:11:01-06:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/c0ac2f4a2f747354275d68ab4c938205-45.html#unique-entry-id-45</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/c0ac2f4a2f747354275d68ab4c938205-45.html#unique-entry-id-45</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Williams House Bungalow Blog is under renovation, please excuse our mess until we are up and running properly.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Houseblogging Rant</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-02-20T08:10:19-06:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/4dcd969bc94f4073e775286c0e081827-44.html#unique-entry-id-44</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/4dcd969bc94f4073e775286c0e081827-44.html#unique-entry-id-44</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Pair the difficulty factor with a half-assed hosting service (By the way never pick your hosting service by googling the cheapest one) stir in the learning curve of blog upkeep, and just for kicks add a dash of "too damn busy" and the end result is a wonderful concoction I call a headache.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>HVAC Installed</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-02-15T08:08:59-06:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/6014cfe364844df7130a34d32e22df2a-43.html#unique-entry-id-43</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/6014cfe364844df7130a34d32e22df2a-43.html#unique-entry-id-43</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It is thus that we made our decision, I figured Company 2 was interested enough in his work to keep up with technology and innovations in mechanical systems, and therefore more likely to give us the most up-to-date system.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Electric Step-Up</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-02-07T08:06:07-06:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/20ddb0dc88f6b5d128bc0834d4516a41-41.html#unique-entry-id-41</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/20ddb0dc88f6b5d128bc0834d4516a41-41.html#unique-entry-id-41</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[My brother-in-law asked me for a T-shirt design for his volunteer fire department, and he told me that he &ldquo;wasn&rsquo;t in any big hurry for it,&rdquo; and that was about six months ago and I&rsquo;ve yet to do it.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Guest Blogger Architect</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-02-01T00:08:23-06:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/ff8dd5dc06c80f3a33151dfb27ff8ca0-40.html#unique-entry-id-40</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/ff8dd5dc06c80f3a33151dfb27ff8ca0-40.html#unique-entry-id-40</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I'll be very interested to know your opinion at the end of the project, but my feeling is that an experienced architect or designer can dramatically improve the overall outcome of a project.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Tree Removal Complete</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-01-30T00:06:29-06:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/17105f83af5b7e5d9a36eb606446b4d5-39.html#unique-entry-id-39</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/17105f83af5b7e5d9a36eb606446b4d5-39.html#unique-entry-id-39</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It was sad to see them go, but they&rsquo;d lived a full life and were in the stages of dying (The trees that is).]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Found Free Fencing</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-01-28T00:04:45-06:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/6a75ca2f48f35ae2ef25c8c8ebfd2073-38.html#unique-entry-id-38</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/6a75ca2f48f35ae2ef25c8c8ebfd2073-38.html#unique-entry-id-38</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The guy I work for owns a warehouse that had previously been used as a candle factory outlet, and the previous owners, in a futile attempt to de-warehouse-ify the building, had decorated all the walls with picket fencing.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Milk Glass Jar</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-01-25T00:03:17-06:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/05c2468466b934e20ff65820dbd0b14e-37.html#unique-entry-id-37</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/05c2468466b934e20ff65820dbd0b14e-37.html#unique-entry-id-37</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I found a similar jar on Ebay going for about $6, so that was a bit disappointing, but then I googled the company and came up with this cool old photo of the company that manufactured the product.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Back To Work</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-01-20T00:01:51-06:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/cd41eed4a33ac60f40cc7b16805e58da-36.html#unique-entry-id-36</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/cd41eed4a33ac60f40cc7b16805e58da-36.html#unique-entry-id-36</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[After a 2 week hiatus, we&rsquo;ve decided to get back to work and yesterday we managed to avoid work for the first part of the day, but we had a productive day nonetheless.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Removing Old Wallpaper</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-01-18T23:56:40-06:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/8e81d116bbbf0bf29f34266b9fc957f6-35.html#unique-entry-id-35</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/8e81d116bbbf0bf29f34266b9fc957f6-35.html#unique-entry-id-35</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It was pasted over a layer of paint on the plaster, so I don&rsquo;t think it is &ldquo;original&rdquo; to the house, but I think it&rsquo;s pretty sweet anyway.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Craftsman Signature</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-01-12T23:52:54-06:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/4d3cd66a8d665f5515496598dec563f6-34.html#unique-entry-id-34</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/4d3cd66a8d665f5515496598dec563f6-34.html#unique-entry-id-34</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[This week&rsquo;s find is not an item, so much as it is someone&rsquo;s attempt to communicate to someone else in the future Or more simply, a message that someone wrote on the wall.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Iron Tools</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-01-11T08:07:35-06:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/1dceb38d3cd17c4b9aa3935b30b597f4-42.html#unique-entry-id-42</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/1dceb38d3cd17c4b9aa3935b30b597f4-42.html#unique-entry-id-42</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It is said that the creek that runs through our neighborhood was originally named Tin Cup Creek, on account of confederate soldiers hung tin cups along the creek for drinking as it ran through the once confederate encampment.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Plumbing Rough-In Complete</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-01-08T23:52:08-06:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/d615cf67d83e10da033db4d3c3cf344b-33.html#unique-entry-id-33</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/d615cf67d83e10da033db4d3c3cf344b-33.html#unique-entry-id-33</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[You always hear these horror stories about how someone backed up to a house and tied a chain to the plumbing and drove off, ripping all the copper out of a house along with the studs and dry-wall.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Interior Build-Out Complete</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-01-05T23:51:04-06:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/a54aeb3fb7c8b683d5a60930faeedddd-32.html#unique-entry-id-32</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/a54aeb3fb7c8b683d5a60930faeedddd-32.html#unique-entry-id-32</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Many thanks to Kendall Stephenson and his crew at K-S Construction for their patience, and tolerance in our renovation, even though their suggestion of how the house should be remodeled was a can of gasoline and a match.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The Good&#x2c; The Bad&#x2c; And The Fluffy</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-01-04T23:46:49-06:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/339d4d28507fb36e07cba16be9d26ea7-31.html#unique-entry-id-31</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/339d4d28507fb36e07cba16be9d26ea7-31.html#unique-entry-id-31</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[While at first I&rsquo;d thought that it might be a stinky, nasty, ball of mush that I would have to shovel out, it was in fact as dried out and stiff as cardboard.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Permits&#x2c; Inspectors&#x2c; And Headaches</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2007-12-29T23:44:14-06:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/5298e3576dad534c3dea1351043ed50c-30.html#unique-entry-id-30</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/5298e3576dad534c3dea1351043ed50c-30.html#unique-entry-id-30</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[In fact, when the Inspector showed up to inspect the temporary pole, one of the construction crew RAN all the way to my house to alert me that the inspector had arrived, when he could have just called my cell.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Demo&#x2c; Demo&#x2c; And Yes Even More Demo</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2007-12-28T23:42:02-06:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/3cd55c96d19ebabec691a39aa7af7df2-29.html#unique-entry-id-29</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/3cd55c96d19ebabec691a39aa7af7df2-29.html#unique-entry-id-29</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I have another baseball sized bruise on my right shin, from (as embarrassing as it is) a hammer that I swung in a downward motion, that upon completion of the swing, spontaneously decided to free itself from my grip and pummel my shin.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Tankless Water Heater</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2007-12-28T23:41:12-06:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/c18fc7fca0c9c2acea0411a8c88021d6-28.html#unique-entry-id-28</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/c18fc7fca0c9c2acea0411a8c88021d6-28.html#unique-entry-id-28</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Overall a gas water heater runs about $400, the $250 dollars more that I&rsquo;m spending will most likely be made up within a year or two.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Foundation Summation</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2007-12-24T23:40:24-06:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/19bcc55588f483cb39ae60da075d6190-27.html#unique-entry-id-27</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/19bcc55588f483cb39ae60da075d6190-27.html#unique-entry-id-27</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[There are other issues with the floors, such as the patched hole where a furnace grate had been, but since we are tiling our bathroom, we can salvage some flooring from there to &ldquo;patch&rdquo; these issues appropriately.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Literary Insulation</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2007-12-21T23:39:30-06:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/02c2eb7fa2169794b2dc89d95e2e0ad2-26.html#unique-entry-id-26</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/02c2eb7fa2169794b2dc89d95e2e0ad2-26.html#unique-entry-id-26</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Call me crazy, but I plan on cleaning them off and putting them in a zip-lock along with a current copy of the architectural plans and placing them back in the ceiling once we finish out the room.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Contractor Conundrums</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2007-12-18T23:38:45-06:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/896d90d5aa0c5409ea8df030005aa6fb-25.html#unique-entry-id-25</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/896d90d5aa0c5409ea8df030005aa6fb-25.html#unique-entry-id-25</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[First I needed my electrician to put up a temporary pole so that I could get the walls demo&rsquo;d so that my builder could start building, but before that I needed the lumber to be delivered before the builder arrived, and before that I needed to have the Roll-Off dumpster emptied before my lumber was delivered so I wouldn&rsquo;t have to move the lumber out of the way to do so.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Rain Rain Go Away</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2007-12-15T23:37:38-06:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/f9273c47b83b8f563130d54fdec29628-24.html#unique-entry-id-24</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/f9273c47b83b8f563130d54fdec29628-24.html#unique-entry-id-24</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[A funny story, I had propped up a trash can underneath the horribly patched hole to catch water, I of course secured the trash can with the flimsiest piece of trim I could find.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Architectural Drawings</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2007-12-14T23:36:29-06:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/c3168b99cee20a68c2a29332f6ef5b63-23.html#unique-entry-id-23</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/c3168b99cee20a68c2a29332f6ef5b63-23.html#unique-entry-id-23</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[On another note I had my first meeting with the builder yesterday and my first onsite meeting today, Kendall Stevenson with K-S Construction, whom I&rsquo;ve known for years will be doing our framing for the stairs.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Living With A Broken Hearth</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2007-12-13T23:34:40-06:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/e0311d1173167a9faf6d360a306653e0-22.html#unique-entry-id-22</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/e0311d1173167a9faf6d360a306653e0-22.html#unique-entry-id-22</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[She came home from a long day at work, to find that I had made her a nice dinner and uncorked a nice bottle of wine, then afterwards I had to break it to her that we had to go move several hundred pounds of rock and mortar in the rain.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Electricity + Water = Fire</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2007-12-12T23:33:37-06:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/f399033d2bea583b66e63e8f26859c68-21.html#unique-entry-id-21</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/f399033d2bea583b66e63e8f26859c68-21.html#unique-entry-id-21</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The wires were burning, in parts, but luckily (if you can call it luck), I did such a terrible job on the roof patch that enough water was leaking through to put out the fires almost as soon as they started.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Chimney Removal (Step By Step)</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2007-12-10T23:32:23-06:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/b7870552d34bc79eccab0e5bf9f60dde-20.html#unique-entry-id-20</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/b7870552d34bc79eccab0e5bf9f60dde-20.html#unique-entry-id-20</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Getting started: I would recommend starting from the top and working your way down, dropping the bricks down the chimney as you go Or as in my case, since I am replacing the roof, just push them off the roof.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Hired Help</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2007-12-08T23:30:38-06:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/11d759e594c9e9684ee118197c381261-19.html#unique-entry-id-19</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/11d759e594c9e9684ee118197c381261-19.html#unique-entry-id-19</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The kicker was, when I returned to the house to check my email, I had an apologetic email from Mr. Cook sent at 4:57 p.m. He kindly apologized for not showing up, but that $12 per hour was not enough money.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The House Plan (Voting Results)</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2007-12-07T23:29:16-06:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/38d5b9f637a7992b918aa1b0e54e5380-18.html#unique-entry-id-18</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/38d5b9f637a7992b918aa1b0e54e5380-18.html#unique-entry-id-18</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[From the blog post that let everyone vote on the house layout, we received an overwhelming response to layout option 1 (secretly mine and Kristin&rsquo;s favorite).]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>How To Remove A Chimney</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2007-12-06T23:28:05-06:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/8b8aea64a0f8604313416b2aac8c96b0-17.html#unique-entry-id-17</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/8b8aea64a0f8604313416b2aac8c96b0-17.html#unique-entry-id-17</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Foundation Specialists, called and said he was ready to get started on Monday morning and that I have to have the chimney out by then.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Plaster Disaster</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2007-12-04T23:27:03-06:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/f527c12cea2a7ab9b7f43bb8cbc7e404-16.html#unique-entry-id-16</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/f527c12cea2a7ab9b7f43bb8cbc7e404-16.html#unique-entry-id-16</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[If you are considering any sort of renovation, then stop reading this now and immediately go straight to the nearest hardware store and buy this tool.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Vote on Our House Layout</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2007-12-01T23:23:41-06:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/6c0ccccca6029f1cd3ebd8e7769034ef-15.html#unique-entry-id-15</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/6c0ccccca6029f1cd3ebd8e7769034ef-15.html#unique-entry-id-15</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Anyway, on our way to the closing I received a call from Bret Park of Park Company Architects he was calling to let me know they had some preliminary sketches for us. Kristin and I were as giddy as a couple of school girls and it was all we could do to get through the closing so we could race back over to Bret&rsquo;s office to see what he had for us. He and Katie Mihalevich, presented us with two spectacular concept sketches.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Trees For Fees</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2007-11-27T23:22:33-06:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/ef641d482cd95ffee13d6e06385f7f5a-14.html#unique-entry-id-14</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/ef641d482cd95ffee13d6e06385f7f5a-14.html#unique-entry-id-14</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[So I posted an ad on Craigslist stating that I am remodeling a house and I provided a list of things that I needed done, and in exchange I would do a logo design and business cards and also for extensive work I would be willing to do a website for them as well.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Architecture Lecture</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2007-11-21T23:21:43-06:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/f5d07d5e83dc477de7d012bddabe50bd-13.html#unique-entry-id-13</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/f5d07d5e83dc477de7d012bddabe50bd-13.html#unique-entry-id-13</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Anyways, we are going into this holiday with anticipation to see the proposal that Bret is working up for us. If I wake up from my turkey induced coma, I&rsquo;ll let you know how it goes.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The Termite Situation 2</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2007-11-17T23:20:00-06:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/651f6dc4878817533e9da42e0c55fe18-12.html#unique-entry-id-12</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/651f6dc4878817533e9da42e0c55fe18-12.html#unique-entry-id-12</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It would have been easy enough for anyone of them to convince me that there was indeed termite damage to the structure and that thousands of dollars in work needed to be done.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Praise The Appraisal</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2007-11-15T23:19:08-06:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/006a76e4f8653df20682c2c62dca4343-11.html#unique-entry-id-11</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/006a76e4f8653df20682c2c62dca4343-11.html#unique-entry-id-11</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I dunno, it seems that every time I&rsquo;ve had an appraisal done it has come in right at the purchase price, but I&rsquo;m guessing that is purely coincidence.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Moving Forward</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2007-11-08T23:14:43-06:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/6ef63a13638883aee283613a069d5566-9.html#unique-entry-id-9</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/6ef63a13638883aee283613a069d5566-9.html#unique-entry-id-9</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I think at one point, I convinced her that if the deal didn&rsquo;t work out that I would, in fact, do the dishes for the rest of my life...]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Quotes</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2007-11-02T23:12:46-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/a5707f8997222d52ef7882d3ec38ecca-8.html#unique-entry-id-8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/a5707f8997222d52ef7882d3ec38ecca-8.html#unique-entry-id-8</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Remember when the inspector told me it could cost $40,000 and then Randy said to expect 10&rsquo;s of thousands.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Lost &#x26; Found-ation</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2007-10-28T23:09:33-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/1fcd47f21572cc325631a54617e1fdd4-7.html#unique-entry-id-7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/1fcd47f21572cc325631a54617e1fdd4-7.html#unique-entry-id-7</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[When, we spoke on the phone, he said, &ldquo;Lemme guess, it has a crawl space with some standing room in parts of it and it&rsquo;s got too few girders sitting on top of rock and mortar piers that have no footings and joists that are rolling in the direction of the slope.&rdquo;]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Inspector Gadget</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2007-10-27T23:06:28-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/afa18cf632d0b1278ad23b9d4953e835-6.html#unique-entry-id-6</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/afa18cf632d0b1278ad23b9d4953e835-6.html#unique-entry-id-6</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[And he told us that we had some major foundation problems, and as any good inspector should, he scared the hell out of us. He suggested that to fix the foundation problem that it could cost us upwards of $40,000.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The Architect</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2007-10-24T23:05:33-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/fb215a6fef535c404d861ea3477afc30-5.html#unique-entry-id-5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/fb215a6fef535c404d861ea3477afc30-5.html#unique-entry-id-5</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Today Mr. Park and I spoke on the phone, honestly I haven&rsquo;t spent that much time on a phone since gradeschool, but we had a lot of interesting things to talk about.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Inspector Not To Inspect</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2007-10-22T23:04:08-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/2baba6f396d0820222586f7759fe3ad3-4.html#unique-entry-id-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/2baba6f396d0820222586f7759fe3ad3-4.html#unique-entry-id-4</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[So if you are in Fayetteville Arkansas and you are looking for an inspector then apparently Don Parham of Ozark Home Inspection, LLC is covered up with business, so you might want to consider someone else.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Hidden Beauty</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2007-10-17T23:01:25-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/cb0eb6e127add8a7fbcac032bd7e3bba-3.html#unique-entry-id-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/cb0eb6e127add8a7fbcac032bd7e3bba-3.html#unique-entry-id-3</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[My wife and I live 4 doors down the street, and we saw it go up for sale, and as with every house that goes up for sale in your neighborhood you have to take a look.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The Termite Situation</title><dc:creator>brant.williams@sbcglobal.net</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2007-10-14T23:16:25-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/1b1c2be5237a6fa28292d9f2a305e07b-10.html#unique-entry-id-10</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/bulimits/home/files/1b1c2be5237a6fa28292d9f2a305e07b-10.html#unique-entry-id-10</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Originally when we wrote up the contract, the seller disclosed that there was some termite activity, and that the termite policy had expired some time ago. Normally this isn&rsquo;t a problem for a buyer, as the bank won&rsquo;t actually lend you any money without a termite policy.]]></content:encoded></item></channel>
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