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Monday, August 17, 2009

Signing Off

Posted by Jenny

It’s time for this log of our journey rehabbing a house to close.

The house isn’t completely done, but are they ever?

There’s a working roof, electrical, plumbing, heating ... all new drywall, full insulation, replaced and repaired windows, a built-in shower, new toilets, re-claimed pedastal sinks, refinished kitchen sink hooked up with a disposal and dishwasher, some new floors, gutters repaired, porch repaired, all appliances replaced, yard landscaping started ... hey, we even have curtains and color schemes. There’s not much more to talk about here. It seems we survived. Would we do it again ... ? Not a chance in hell.

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Braddock, PA

Braddock is an urban 'burb of Pittsburgh that has been drawing in DIY types willing to put their time and energy into making this a better place for everyone here. We heard about it in January 2008 from a friend of a friend whose brother had moved to Braddock in December. We made it here for a visit in February and were back for good in March. It's an almost empty town somehow full of energy.

This site is a story of our journey to and within Braddock ... "what follows is a story; one version only of the many possible narratives that could be told of these events." (Kolko & Reid, 1998)