Hardin Home: Home Improvement Projects at a Country Home in Verona, WI
Home Improvement Projects at a Country Home in Verona, WI
As part of the Hardin Access Pipeline project, I’m having the plumber break up some of the concrete in the garage in order to lay the drain pipes, before I take over and do the rest of the plumbing. In order to know roughly where the drains need to be, he created the following design, … Continue reading Some Highly Detailed Blueprints
This is a little bit of a past project post, but I realized that I hadn’t posted much about the interior of the lake house. Since the house has a midcentury modern style, we went with a lot of midcentury modern style furniture (much of which was from IKEA, although some was from higher end … Continue reading Lake House IKEA Run + Move In
The excavation of the Hardin Access Pipeline is underway! Cooper Plumbing has begun digging, first excavating dirt around the well and the septic system using a backhoe and a Bobcat. They have cut a pretty large six-foot deep canyon through the hill, but were able to minimize damage to the trees en route to the … Continue reading Excavation
Since moving in, we’ve gradually been adding art to the lake house. The crown jewel in the upstairs living room is a beautiful framed canvas-printed photo from Mike Behr Photography in the twin cities. It is hung from the main ceiling beam where it intersects the chimney above the upstairs fireplace. Continue reading Lake House Art
This past weekend at the lake house, I made more progress on the railing. I’ve been maintaining a pace of about 24 feet per weekend, which has me on pace to wrap up the railing on the stairs by the end of August. I’m also about to hit segments of old railing, which will need … Continue reading More Railing Progress
