As I planned, I started the demolition of the basement today. Mind you, I still have some cleaning up to do in the ensuite, and I still have to rip the floor up, but I needed a change of pace, and, with my friend available to help out, I figured that today was a good [...]
Taking a break
Saturday, July 8, 2006
Rather than push my luck with my shoulder, which has been really sore this week, I decided to take a bit of a break. I spent about 8 hours today cleaning up the desk in our computer room. It has been a cluttered mess ever since the room was finished back in the fall of [...]
Bathroom 90% gutted
Thursday, July 6, 2006
The last of the gypsum board in the bathroom is gone. The exterior walls and the ceiling joists all appear to be in good shape. I am definitely feeling more positive today than I was yesterday. All that remains in the bathroom now is the floor tile and the hardwood flooring. The tile is coming [...]
Just when I thought I was making progress…
Wednesday, July 5, 2006
Well, at least it looks like I got something accomplished today. There is still a little bit of drywall left to come down off the walls, but I got a really good start on the ceiling. In fact, if it wasn’t for a hidden problem coming to the light of day, I could have had [...]
Baby steps….
Tuesday, July 4, 2006
I only worked on the bathroom demolition for a couple of hours today. I had spent a couple of hours helping a friend dig some post holes for a deck and by the time I got home, I only had a three hour window before my wife came home from work. However, in the two [...]