Blood, Sweat, and Pig's Ears

I kicked off this year with the Response to TV Show Viewers series from January and into July, with those articles falling into a Monday-We...

Introduction – The process of finding the right project house is a prelude to rehabilitating it, and its own brand of fun. 1. Acclimation –...

Recapping briefly, my first pig's ear had weeping mortar. And what made it a larger issue in the eyes of many was that it had been paint...

Embracing Weeping Mortar - July 13, 2026 Moving Beyond Weeping Mortar - July 20, 2026 As written previously, the first house I ever bought t...

I know what it’s like to own a home with weeping mortar joints. Furthermore, I get how it feels to have neighbors and visitors who are less ...