Danish Oil vs. Poly for wood floors

http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/asktoh/question/0,,1045852,00.html

I tried this and it goes on easy and looks great. Another great thing about Danish Oil is that it is the stain and the protection coat in one step.

Shower

I wanted to replace my shower in the bathroom. The lowest quote I have gotten is $13,000! Yikes. That won't be happening. I am now trying to decide whether to go with Ikea cabinets in my kitchen, or custom made. There is a guy in Monticello, GA, Benny Hart of Hartwood Cabinets, that is actually only a couple thousand dollars more than Ikea.

Shoddy contractor work continues

Electrical, plumbing, and now heating and air. I paid Vickers Heating and Air, out of Conyers, GA, to remove an exhause vent from the heating unit. To patch up the hole left in the unit, they used a sheet of insulation and tape. So when the unit goes on hot air puffs out the insulation hatchet patch job and the air blows free into the crawl space. Nice work. I called back and raised hell. I should have just done it myself.

Attic insulation

I could not decide on whether to use fiberglass or recycled paper. I ultimatley decided on recycled paper because it was half the cost of the bats; provides more seamless coverage; has higher noise reduction, because it is more dense; and is better for the environment. (It is grade 1-A fire retardent.) My only concern is if it gets wet. But someone pointed out that if it gets wet, you have more serious problems. I was also concerned about compression, but I have read that it doesn't compress too much more than fiberglass. Once I had already bought the paper, I noticed that Home Depot sells blow in fiberglass at the same cost as the paper.

My dad helped me blow it in yesterday. I took 7 hours! for 1500 square feet. Much longer than I expected.

One step forward, one step back.

Never use a latex based primer. It peels right off. Only use an oil based primer. I am having to strip off freshly painted walls.

A vital neighborhood.

Revolution in the neighborhood:

Guerilla beltline art: Random folks are putting their artwork up at Beltline focal points.

Off the food grid:

Before photos