Rachel Yard - xoJane

I BOUGHT A TOTAL DUNGHEAP OF A HOUSE: It Takes Thirteen Hours (And Two Trips To The Tile Shop) To Lay A Bathroom Floor

Rachel Yard — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:00:00 -0400

Happy hour is great until the next morning, when you've got to throw up a pony tail and try not to puke while learning to lay tile so you can have a bathroom floor, because you really need a toilet in your days-away home.

I Bought A Total Dungheap Of A House: Scatterbrains and Drywall

Rachel Yard — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:30:00 -0400

I’ve been going to the bathroom in a Home Depot bucket for months at this point, usually in my future bedroom closet.

I Bought A Total Dungheap Of A House: And I Guess We Have A Month Until We Move Into It

Rachel Yard — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:00:00 -0400

It’s weird being in a house for so long that doesn’t actually have any walls, or bathroom even.

I BOUGHT A TOTAL DUNGHEAP OF A HOUSE: We'd Ditch This Dump If We Could

Rachel Yard — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:30:00 -0400

Even if we had wanted to give up, we hadn’t quite figured out how to.

I Bought A Total Dungheap of A House: Home Renovations Make You Crazy

Rachel Yard — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 18:00:00 -0500

I try to warn you so hard.

I BOUGHT A TOTAL DUNGHEAP OF A HOUSE: AND THEN THERE WAS LIGHT

Rachel Yard — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 18:00:00 -0400

For a house from 1875, this place is extremely lacking in charm.

I BOUGHT A TOTAL DUNGHEAP OF A HOUSE: WINTER BLUES

Rachel Yard — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 17:00:00 -0400

With bated breath, I agreed to the black-market permits.

I BOUGHT A TOTAL DUNGHEAP OF A HOUSE: ROLLING DEEP IN RED TAPE

Rachel Yard — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 18:00:00 -0400

One casual afternoon, D was down in the basement working on something or other (I was at work). A man walked inside, claiming to be an inspector from licensing and inspection.

I BOUGHT A TOTAL DUNGHEAP OF A HOUSE: BASEMENT EDITION

Rachel Yard — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 18:00:00 -0400

What do you do when you find a bone in your house? Do you call someone? And who? And then what? Does your home become some archeological crime scene?

I BOUGHT A TOTAL DUNGHEAP OF A HOUSE: WATCH ME RENOVATE IT!: GOODBYE, FLOORS.

Rachel Yard — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 18:00:00 -0400

We used cobbled together pieces of plywood to walk around on, because you know, we still had work to do up there and all. Can’t let a lack of FLOORING get in the way of our big plans.

I BOUGHT A TOTAL DUNGHEAP OF A HOUSE: WATCH ME RENOVATE IT!: CONSTRUCTION CHIC

Rachel Yard — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:30:00 -0400

The house is still more or less a construction zone except I LIVE IN IT NOW

I BOUGHT A TOTAL DUNGHEAP OF A HOUSE: WATCH ME RENOVATE IT!: ALLOW ME TO REINTRODUCE MYSELF

Rachel Yard — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 17:00:00 -0400

I offer this story as a cautionary tale, to dispel the pizzazz of 2-day HGTV renovation shows, and give my humble take on what’s appropriate to DIY and what really ought to be left to the pros.

I BOUGHT A TOTAL DUNGHEAP OF A HOUSE: WATCH ME RENOVATE IT!: In Which We Assess the Damage

Rachel Yard — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 17:00:16 -0400

I’ve spent more time debating a shoe purchase than I did my first house.

I Bought a Total Dungheap of a House: Watch Me Renovate It!

Rachel Yard — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 18:00:44 -0400

Do visions of mouse poo, buried bones, beer bottles of piss and used condoms strung about like Christmas lights spell Home, Sweet Home to you? Me, too!