Renovating Homes

The Reno: My House Is Now An Archaeological Site

Danielle Crittenden | Posted 07.25.2008 | Living

Read More: House Renovation, Contractors, History, Drunk, Renovating Homes, Drunk on the Job, American History, Living News
Danielle Crittenden

I went over and examined a rectangular pile of bricks. A hole above it indicated previous owners had eventually installed some sort of coal or wood-burning oven in front of it. Renovating. Just like us.

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"Home, Sweat Home"

Jerry Zezima | Posted 07.18.2008 | Living

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Jerry Zezima

In the last 10 years, I have learned that a house is not a home unless there is something to do. And there always is.

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The Magical Sound of Gunfire in L.A.

Tom Gerdy | Posted 11.06.2007 | Living

Read More: Community Outreach, Community Service, Habitat for Humanity, Renovating Homes, Building Homes, Building Homes in LA, Habitat for Humanity Jimmy Carter Work Project, Living News
Tom Gerdy

The guns that rang out in L.A. last week were not firing bullets, they fired nails and were being used by thousands of volunteers to build and renovate homes for the Jimmy Carter Work Project.

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