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One Dirty Job Helping to Release the Past (part 2)

Recap: We began with “Tammy” and her newly aquired investment property in need of a clean-out (and a bigger dumpster). The attic was finished first (click here) … so on to the basement portion of this project
The before and after pictures:

Tammy had told me in the beginning that the old woodburning stove in the basement […]

One Dirty Job Helping to Release the Past (part 1)

Kinda felt a little bit like Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs on a recent project.
With the housing market as it is, purchasing a home for real estate investment is probably never been better. Homes are sold for bargin prices, add a bit of remodeling and you’ve got yourself a nice investment. You can sell it […]

Um … Were Gonna Need A Bigger Boat

That’s exactly what I thought as I moved a piece of paneling that was innocently leaning against the wall in an attic. The paneling was not leaning against a wall, it was blocking a pile of stuff left behind from the previous owner of a great home now owned by “Tammy”. Not a bigger boat […]

Um … Were Gonna Need A Bigger Boat

That’s exactly what I thought as I moved a piece of paneling that was innocently leaning against the wall in an attic. The paneling was not leaning against a wall, it was blocking a pile of stuff left behind from the previous owner of a great home now owned by “Tammy”. Not a bigger boat […]

Just Blame Me

Whew!
Ever feel like you got away from a client by the skin of your teeth.
I am helping a family move their mother from her home in Toledo,OH to an assisted living home in Pittsburgh, PA. “Mary,” her son “Bob” and I met a couple weeks ago to discuss the details for this project - […]

Just Blame Me

Whew!Ever feel like you got away from a client by the skin of your teeth.
I am helping a family move their mother from her home in Toledo,OH to an assisted living home in Pittsburgh, PA. “Mary,” her son “Bob” and I met a couple weeks ago to discuss the details for this project - […]

Just Blame Me

Whew!Ever feel like you got away from a client by the skin of your teeth.
I am helping a family move their mother from her home in Toledo,OH to an assisted living home in Pittsburgh, PA. “Mary,” her son “Bob” and I met a couple weeks ago to discuss the details for this project - […]

Room to Dance

Moving is stressful alone, let alone when you are rushed into it, which is exactly what happened with “Mary.” The rushed moved caused her basement to become the dumping ground.

The first area we needed to pick up a bit to be able to assemble a desk. The tricky part was trying to figure out how […]

Room to Dance

Moving is stressful alone, let alone when you are rushed into it, which is exactly what happened with “Mary.” The rushed moved caused her basement to become the dumping ground.

The first area we needed to pick up a bit to be able to assemble a desk. The tricky part was trying to figure out how […]

Bringing Papa Home

I have been working with a family for the past week. Their 85 year old father became ill and was hospitalized. He is recovering, though he will not be able to use stairs again. He lives in a great home, but his bedroom is on the second floor. I am working with the family to […]