Monday was peaceful. Almost a little too peaceful considering that the HVAC guys were supposed to come back to wrap up their job. While the other construction was going on, they came and went at various times without saying anything. One minute their truck would be in the driveway, but the next [...]
Cont'dData-com issue: Can you split a satellite signal?
Monday, 8 June 09
My first order of business on Sunday was to finally get the television hooked up in the guest room. This was the first opportunity to utilize the wiring that I roughed in a couple of years ago and I was quite anxious to see the payoff. Not only that, but my father-in-law was quite anxious [...]
Cont'dDays 56 and 57: The renovation is (almost) finished
Sunday, 7 June 09
On Thursday and Friday, the contractors worked to finish up as much as they could so they could move on to another project next week. They will be returning here in a few weeks to install a window and complete any finishing touches such as grouting the kitchen backsplash before we can say that the [...]
Cont'dDay 54 and 55: structure, drainage and granite
Thursday, 4 June 09
Tuesday: There was yet another company helping out on our project. The contractor arranged for a landscaping company to come out with a rather bulky piece of machinery to dig the trench for the sump pump drainage. Appropriately callled a trencher, it is basically a large chain saw that can cut a narrow four [...]
Cont'dDay 53: Painting and grouting
Tuesday, 2 June 09
Monday June 1. The beginning of what will be the final full week of construction on our renovation project. The contractors have made it clear that they will be on another project starting next Monday, and any loose ends remaining on our project after Friday can be tied up in one day within the next [...]
Cont'dDay 51 and 52: We’re finally in the home stretch
Monday, 1 June 09
The end is near, and by “end” I not only mean the end of this renovation but also the end of our savings. On Thursday, the walls were primed and on Friday, the first top coats of paint were applied. The tiles were cut and installed for the baseboard in the kitchen and other tiles [...]
Cont'dDay 48, 49 and 50: adjusting to life in a construction zone with the in-laws
Thursday, 28 May 09
Four adults, one child and three dogs. Under one roof. In a house that is a still a construction zone. In a perfect world, the work would have been done by now. Alas, a perfect world this is not.
On Monday, we were still recovering from the 11-hour road trip. I headed out to the kennel [...]
Days 46 and 47: Work continues while we are away
On Thursday and Friday, the contractors continued working on our house while we were hundreds of miles away visiting my wife’s family. We returned home Sunday night to find that the tile in the kitchen and in the hallway had indeed been laid while we were gone. Sunday marked the first night of a two [...]
Cont'dDay 45: Moving day
Tuesday, 26 May 09
This may be a little confusing because I have only been counting the days that the contractors have worked on this project. However, with the kitchen renovation, there has also been a cabinet maker toiling away in his shop for a couple of weeks. I did not count the days he spent installing the lower [...]
Cont'dDay 44: Second floor 95% finished.
Monday, 18 May 09
Friday was the contractors’ 44th day working on our house. The second floor bedrooms, except for a bit of trim in one closet, are finished. It is finally possible to start moving things upstairs, and we will be calling a mover to get some of the large items out of storage.
On Saturday, my wife, daughter [...]