Category Archives: Butler House
Returning to the Land of the Living
Well it has been quite a long time since I have posted here. In Blogoshere that’s a bad thing but I am back never the less. My drop off in posting was directly related to how busy I became both … Continue reading
Updates to Categories
With the addition of the new house that we are building I had to reorganize things around here a little bit. The main change is that there are now the Butler House and Cami House categories. Butler and Cami are … Continue reading
Floor Plan Layout and Options Diagram for the New House
One of the things that I was tasked with when we signed the contract for our new house was to take the Floor Plan layout and mark up where I wanted the various options that we had purchased. In looking … Continue reading
Our Air Conditioner Was Not Cooling Our House – Now it’s Fixed
We came home from running around on Sunday afternoon to find the house kind of warm even though we had left the air conditioner on. We usually have the thermostat set at 78 degrees during the day and the A/C … Continue reading
My $10 Attic Fan – Don’t Laugh
I debated when to post this or not because it is kind of a ghetto solution but man – it really works. Our garage gets really hot during the summer so we would leave the garage door open a little … Continue reading
A New Mattress and More Projects as a Result
Over the weekend the wife and I went mattress hunting for a King size replacement for our Queen size Serta mattress. The main reason for the new mattress was that we have both been have back problems from the mattress … Continue reading
The Porch Railing is now Stained
I bought the water seal stain to do the back porch railing this weekend but I did not get a chance to do it. I came home yesterday to find that my father-in-law had done it for me – Thanks! I … Continue reading
DR Horton Warranty Repair Issues – Final Round – Winner – Draw
I stayed home yesterday in anticipation of the roofer. I am glad that I did as the guy for the door and the paint guy showed up before the roofer did. The Door Guy The door guy fixed the door … Continue reading
Ikea Compact Fluorescent Bulbs – My Saving Grace
My search for the correct bulbs for my son’s ceiling fan has ended – at Ikea. I wish I would have checked out their assortment of bulbs a long time ago as they have a lot. I was looking specifically … Continue reading
DR Horton Warranty Repair Issues – Round Five – Opponent – The Roofer
While I was in the shower this morning I got a message from the roofing company. I called back and they wanted to schedule to come out today. I asked if tomorrow would work since I wanted to be home … Continue reading
