Old Westport House

06/23/2022

Remember our web site is www.oldwestporthouse.com. That's where you can go to view our e-mail address and phone for texting or phone calls. Thank you!

02/19/2022

Good morning, Kansas City! Friday morning, February 18th. The property management came out and shoveled the snow off the pathways late last night!

02/18/2022

February 17, 2022. Snow day in Kansas City!

02/18/2022

The front yard today! A snow day! Around 5 PM and 9:30 PM today!

02/22/2021

Upcoming how to videos:

- Schage locks
- Screen door
- Washer Dryer Combo (load size and lint trap)
- Bosch dishwasher “hidden” 3rd rack
- Opening the window
- Using the kitchen fan and bathroom fan
- Landscape, porch and driveway lighting, on/off
- Using the hallway heater / cooling fan
- Dimmer switches

Completed how to videos:
- Bedroom lamp, on/off switch

02/12/2021

I tried to add the other seasons, winter and fall, to this album (photos uploaded in other posts), but it would not let me. But I was surprised that the Summer 2020 photos, which I expected to be highlighted on the page, are not showing up in the newsfeed. So I’m sharing the album here. Enjoy!

Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall. It’s beautiful all year round.

09/19/2020

Some advice for those of us with evergreen trees in Kansas City, Missouri. TLDR is to make sure the evergreen trees are thoroughly watered, even in the winter. Do not let them go more than 30 days without being watered.

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08/23/2020

I started a YouTube channel for instructional videos and other informational videos for the house. Here’s a short video for showing folks how to use the Z wave light switch at the tiny house studio apartment.


How to use the z-wave controller to turn the bedside lamp on and off. The trick is that only the top button works. The bottom button doesn’t do anything. At ...

08/23/2020

Summertime 2020!

05/03/2020

The old stairs before painting and the old wall being demolished.

05/03/2020

“Louie the handyman” (find him on yelp) came to the rescue again. He removed a portion of a wall that wasn’t structural so that there would be more room to get in and out of the car when you park in the garage. He also spruced up the little stairway going from the garage to the backyard by painting the stairs, adding treads. adding a railing and new light fixtures.

04/27/2020

Happy springtime from Old Westport House in Kansas City! 🌸