31 Saturday Jan 2015
Now ter iz no mor way to cumfy bed top. bed top is in gezt room. i slep ter. now i cannot getz ter. evryon iz takin abowt stayrs. iz tey te stuff to get to upstars? i think so. if i am rite, i smart!!!!!! i smart!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so i be smartest thing in houz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but smartest thing shudnt be traped. but i iz traped!! tis is not fare!!!!!!!! so tell ownerz tis is not fare!!!! tell!!!!!!!!!!! becuz I HAZ HOUZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by Emi | Filed under Home Improvement
28 Wednesday Jan 2015
Posted in History
Sadly, today was the last for an icon on the horizon. The L Blast Furnace at Sparrows Point Steel Mill was imploded. Sparrows Point was a major employer in the area and at one point the largest steel producing mills in the World. Siri and I both thought it important to take a few minutes out of our work day to go over to Patterson Park to see it off.
Before
After
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/sparrows-point-to-demolish-old-steel-mill-furnace/30964020
27 Tuesday Jan 2015
Posted in Home Improvement
While the old stairs were already nearing the end of their life when we bought the house, a year of brick dust and mortar sealed the deal. They had been retreaded and the risers covered in various layers of panel board. The risers were breaking off entire stairs. To make matters worse all the pointing dropped dirt and mortar into every gap.
Manimal!
They took an hour to disassemble from start to finish.
Looking up from the 1st floor you can see all the way up to the roof.
Still bricks to point. Once the stairs were removed, I can finally get to the bricks they were covering. In the photo above you can see the “shadow” of the bricks that still need attention. This work will need to be done quickly so Iris can get up to her room again.
But once this is all done, the fun really begins. 800lbs of steel needs to be cut, raised and welded together. I’ve got a good plan and the right tools. Stay tuned for updates.
No turning back now.
26 Monday Jan 2015
Posted in Home Improvement