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Beck

Dec 31, 20222 min read

Out with the Old, in with the New

There is an old Irish tradition on the night of New Year's Eve. When the clock strikes twelve, you are to open both the back and front...

Beck

Dec 13, 20222 min read

Something Broken Doesn't Always Need to be Fixed

This restore was once heated by oil. The minute I walked into the home I saw the radiators and I instantly jumped back in time to the...

Beck

Dec 5, 20222 min read

No Need to Wipe Y'er Boots

The walls and ceilings in this 1930s house were constructed out of plaster and lath. This method of construction dates back to as...

Beck

Nov 28, 20222 min read

Labor of Love

My first restore house has an interesting story behind it. While house hunting I had found out that a home in Niskayuna needed to be...

Beck

Nov 24, 20222 min read

The Makeunder

There was this magazine called Jane that had their own version of a makeover. They called it a makeunder. They would pull someone off...

Beck

Nov 13, 20223 min read

Don't Quit Your Daydream

I've always loved looking at houses. I can remember when my parents were looking to move from Tibbits Ave in Troy and we went house...