Renovation
Vilgāle flat Renovation - tearing down walls, removing floors
11 February, 2021 | 82 viewsWelcome, to yet another exciting photo series to our latest renovation project - Vilgāle flat. I bought this flat at an online auction back in September 2020, it took me a few months before all the legal procedures were done and we could…
Vilgāle flat renovation - how it all starts
15 December, 2020 | 124 viewsOn September 18, I was lucky enough to win an online auction and bought a flat in Vilgāle village. It took a few more months before all legal procedures were done and I had the entry in the Land Registry before I was able to proceed. I…
Home Remodeling - Season 3 (2017)
13 September, 2017 | 298 viewsWe had some great plans for this Summer's home remodeling works, unfortunately, we faced some obstacles, and decided to stop any further home remodeling works for this year. Despite being pretty upset about our situation, we still enjoyed…
Home Remodeling - End Of The Season 2
23 March, 2017 | 214 viewsWow, that was a ride. In this post I will write down all major tasks we performed during Summer 2016, which was second year since we started to manage and repair our rural property. Learn more how it all started: Home Remodeling - How It…
Home Remodeling - Season 2 starts now
29 April, 2016 | 192 viewsLoyal readers of this blog are already familiar with the home renovation and remodeling process which we started a year ago, if not, make sure you check out article - How it all starts. On April 14, 2016 we made a long and tired journey…
How to Patch and Plaster Walls in Your Old Rural House
9 November, 2015 | 676 viewsIt's one of the construction works I really enjoy - to patch and plaster walls - it doesn't requires a lot of skills and it's a really cheap way to get things done fast. Today I will show you how I patched our rural country house's kitchen…
Room One - Wall and Ceiling Painting with Water Based Paint
27 October, 2015 | 851 viewsIt took us some time to figure out what do next with our recently inherited rural house which was not in her best shape. After I started my fight with grass, (Lawn moving with scythe and Lawn moving with trimmer) I decided it's time to…
Home Remodelling - How It All Starts
6 July, 2015 | 1,823 viewsRecently my better part and I became a lucky home-owners, we went through a long and bureaucratic procedure to inherit a house in scenic place in a very remote country. The house is in a very bad condition and asks for a lot of investments…