What we're doing to the house

Nothing happens while you're here

No work is ever scheduled during a booked stay. Not a quiet bit of painting, not a contractor letting himself in for twenty minutes. The house is yours for the nights you've paid for.

If something on this page ends up affecting dates you've already booked, you'll hear it from me directly, before it happens, with the option to move your dates or cancel for a full refund.

Recently done

Most of it is small. Small is usually what you notice.

September 2026

Smart lock and self check-inNew

No key handover, no meeting anyone, no waiting on a lockbox in the rain. You get a door code the day before you arrive.

Each stay gets its own code, and it stops working at checkout · arrive any time after 3 PM without coordinating with me

September 2026

Full safety check

Fire extinguishers, smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors all tested and dated. Not glamorous. Worth knowing somebody actually checks.

Extinguisher in the kitchen and one in the basement · detectors on both levels

Planned

Listed here before it happens, not announced afterwards.

No date set

New kitchenPlanned

A full remodel rather than a coat of paint. The kitchen works perfectly well as it is — this is about making it match the rest of the house.

Scheduled around bookings, in a gap on the calendar · every guest booked near the work will be contacted first

No date set

Finishing the upstairsPlanned

The upstairs isn't part of the rental today — the whole main floor and the basement are yours, and the upstairs is simply closed. Finishing it would add sleeping space for larger families.

Would take the house past its current sleeps five · nothing changes for existing bookings

Something you'd like to see? If there's a piece of gear or a small comfort that would have made your stay better, tell me. A fair number of things on the list above started as a sentence in somebody's email.

Call or text (517) 861-6926, or send it through the booking form.