Hardin Home: Home Improvement Projects at a Country Home in Verona, WI
Home Improvement Projects at a Country Home in Verona, WI
In order to improve the view of the lake from the house, I’m planning on thinning out some of the smaller trees on the bluff overlooking the lake. None of the big pines will go, but some of the opportunists will go. This will also make the pathway down to the lake easier and less … Continue reading Lake House Tree Removal
Over the winter, some of the stairs closest to the lake were hit by falling rocks and tree branches and took a lot of damage. This has led me to make the decision to have them rebuilt this year. Here is the current state of affairs… Finding a contractor has been a little difficult, but … Continue reading Lake Stair Reconstruction Plan
Over the past two weeks, I painted the lake house and shed, and stained both decks. It’s a massive improvement from what it looked like before! After having the house and decks power washed, I started with staining the front ramp and porch. I moved on to the back deck, and worked until I ran … Continue reading Lake House Painting
A couple of weeks ago, the upstairs crown molding project at my house in Verona was completed. It turned out unbelievably well! Here are some photos of the final product… Continue reading Completed Crown Molding
Over the past few weeks, I knocked out a variety of small projects at the lake house. I brought in some professional plumbers to resolve some water pressure and drainage issues in the basement that were affecting the dish washer and downstairs kitchen sink. While there, I had them install a hose faucet, since the … Continue reading Lake House Plumbing and Ducting Updates
When all of the Lake Wisconsin flooding happened last year, I installed a security camera system at the lake house that would allow me to remotely keep tabs on the dock, boat lift, and boat. I went with an inexpensive wired security system, which worked well but broke over the winter when a tree branch … Continue reading Ring Security Camera
After the success of the first crown molding project at the beginning of the year, I was excited to do more. The next target was the upstairs hallway, the guest bedroom, my wife’s office, the bathroom between those two rooms, and the master bedroom. The work is still in progress, but the results so far … Continue reading Upstairs Crown Molding
When I originally plumbed the guest house utility room, I left all of the pipes exposed for easy access. Now that it’s been in service for almost a year and a half, I wanted to cover some of the pipes for cosmetic purposes, but still retain access to them in an emergency. In order to … Continue reading Guest House Plumbing Cover
It’s been untold years since the lake House was last painted, and the exterior had accumulated a lot of dirt, cobwebs, and other mess from being a house in the woods. Given that, it is in dire need of repainting. Before I do that, I had it professionally power washed, and the results are pretty … Continue reading Lake House Power Washing
