Hildenbrands.com http://www.hildenbrands.com/ en Copyright 2008 Sun, 13 Jan 2008 16:35:56 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Slight Fireplace Update Well, while cleaning up the mess I decided to go ahead and remove the rest of the 2x4 framing since it was so poorly attached to the wall and needed moved anyway.

Once I got it off the wall I found that there is indeed an old power line, live no less, which is at the top of the fireplace.

I'll be using a shallow electrical box to enclose it and will frame a power outlet into the new mantel. Nice to find it, makes my life easier since I don't have to run power to the location.

]]> http://www.hildenbrands.com/slight_fireplace_update.shtml http://www.hildenbrands.com/slight_fireplace_update.shtml Household Sun, 13 Jan 2008 16:35:56 -0600 Oops.. Timezone Fixed I just realized that the timezone was not set right on the site. I was wondering why the posts were showing up odd and dated wrong.

]]> http://www.hildenbrands.com/oops_timezone_fixed.shtml http://www.hildenbrands.com/oops_timezone_fixed.shtml Site Updates Sun, 13 Jan 2008 13:39:36 -0600 I Broke the Fireplace! Well, I didn't really break it. What I did do is finish deconstructing it, which is a much better term for smashing the crud out of it.

Since it was so cold today I decided to hold off on working on the dog door and opted to finish the fireplace breakdown.

]]> http://www.hildenbrands.com/i_broke_the_fireplace.shtml http://www.hildenbrands.com/i_broke_the_fireplace.shtml Household Sun, 13 Jan 2008 13:24:36 -0600 Fireplace DeConstruction Well, I'd wanted to finish up the dog door today but instead we took the day easy for the most part. We did however start on the fireplace and I must say, even removing parts of it is a vast improvement.

]]> http://www.hildenbrands.com/fireplace_deconstruction.shtml http://www.hildenbrands.com/fireplace_deconstruction.shtml Household Sun, 13 Jan 2008 02:57:54 -0600 Mantel Inspiration I'd been looking around the 'net for some inspiration as to what to build for a new fireplace mantel and I think I've found it.

]]> http://www.hildenbrands.com/mantel.shtml http://www.hildenbrands.com/mantel.shtml Household Sat, 12 Jan 2008 04:57:13 -0600 ToDo - So MUCH, ToDo. This is my TODO list for the house. Anyone want to help?]]> http://www.hildenbrands.com/todo_so_much_todo.shtml http://www.hildenbrands.com/todo_so_much_todo.shtml Household Sat, 12 Jan 2008 04:43:35 -0600 Installing the Dog Door. Since the fence is done, the gates are all in the the dogs are happy with everything it's time to start installing the dog door.

]]> http://www.hildenbrands.com/installing_the_dog_door.shtml http://www.hildenbrands.com/installing_the_dog_door.shtml Household Tue, 08 Jan 2008 22:54:51 -0600 Fun Pet Window Now this is just plain fun. It's a pet window for in your fence, or anywhere else you might dream up placing it.

Gives a dogs eye view of the world outside their pen! How fun is that? ;)

]]> http://www.hildenbrands.com/fun_pet_window.shtml http://www.hildenbrands.com/fun_pet_window.shtml Animals Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:35:38 -0600 Dining Room's Almost Done Well, after alot of work and quite a bit of rushing to get the paint on the walls, the dining room is almost done.

]]> http://www.hildenbrands.com/dining_rooms_almost_done.shtml http://www.hildenbrands.com/dining_rooms_almost_done.shtml Household Tue, 08 Jan 2008 18:22:21 -0600 Been Forever It's been forever since I last posted anything. For anyone who does read the blog from time to time, sorry for not posting. I've been busy as usual, working on the house, working at the J O B. I'll post some things up shortly to update everyone.

]]> http://www.hildenbrands.com/been_forever.shtml http://www.hildenbrands.com/been_forever.shtml Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:21:07 -0600 Yard Tour Since we've moved there seems to be so much more to the yard. Granted the new place has like 1.2 ares where our old place had, oh, .2 maybe? At any rate we're enjoying this yard a lot more than our previous one.

There's still a pile of work to do, but we'd like to invite you to tour our yard.

]]> http://www.hildenbrands.com/yard_tour.shtml http://www.hildenbrands.com/yard_tour.shtml This and That Wed, 03 Oct 2007 18:54:28 -0600 Behold the Weekend Warrior! For those of you who know us personally you know that we finally sold the house and bought a new one. For those of you who do not? Well, now you know.

It’s been a busy time with all the moving, handling details and etc. In fact it’s had me tied up for a while. We’re finally set however and have cleaned out the other house.

So now begins the ultimate weekend warrior quest. One in which will take us years to complete. But onward we trudge nonetheless.

]]> http://www.hildenbrands.com/behold_the_weekend_warrior.shtml http://www.hildenbrands.com/behold_the_weekend_warrior.shtml Household Tue, 04 Sep 2007 18:03:36 -0600 I'm way too rusty for my own good. Well I've been so stressed out lately that I decided I needed something to calm me down. I remembered back to when I was into RC, helis and cars; and recalled how it was so fun and was great stress relief.

Yup, it was great. So I went in search of a heli that was cheap on parts and, for that matter, cheap to buy. I came across three choices;

1.) The Blade CP (of which I'd have done the pro to start)
2.) The Night Ranger 3D
3.) The Honeybee CP2

]]> http://www.hildenbrands.com/im_way_too_rusty_for_my_own_go.shtml http://www.hildenbrands.com/im_way_too_rusty_for_my_own_go.shtml R/C Hobby Fri, 16 Mar 2007 18:30:14 -0600 Weather, Now Playing and Photos! Just a quick note on updates to the site..

]]> http://www.hildenbrands.com/weather_now_playing_and_photos.shtml http://www.hildenbrands.com/weather_now_playing_and_photos.shtml Site Updates Thu, 25 Jan 2007 16:11:20 -0600 Old RCA 811K - Start of the Restoration Ok, so recently I've been on a cleaning spree in the garage. This has been centered around the fact that I'm building one of several workbenches that I'll end up having around. Anyway, the workbench is almost done and the garage is clean enough for me to actually do some things. So what do I do? Hey, what's that over there? Why, it's that old console tube radio that my wife started stripping. I think I'll play with it!

]]> http://www.hildenbrands.com/old_rca_811k_start_of_the_rest.shtml http://www.hildenbrands.com/old_rca_811k_start_of_the_rest.shtml Furniture Thu, 25 Jan 2007 13:40:52 -0600