When I worked at the City, we used the plumber’s motto regularly:
“Shit runs downhill, and payday is every Friday”
Actually, we kind of believed that was all plumbers knew, but moving on… Read the rest of this entry »
Bert proves he’s more than a house renovator and just another pretty face to shows us his skills at the grill. I’m not surprised though. I know Amy’s specialty is Kraft Dinner served to you in one of three ways – soggy and overcooked, crispy and undercooked, or instant in the microwave. Read the rest of this entry »
All was well and good, and kinda funny while the dog was licking his hand. Read the rest of this entry »
It’s all about the second floor these days.
There’s a whole lot of drywall hung on the bedroom walls, and the bathroom is looking good. The toilet isn’t functional yet, but it does provide us with the opportunity to test the theory that urine is actually a natural herbicide. Read the rest of this entry »
We found someone who was willing to do the roof. Most of the contractors were too busy, or didn’t want to take on the job because of the style of the roof. I even had to make appointment for two and three months away just to get an estimate. Whew! Read the rest of this entry »
Up on the second floor, insulation and vapour barrier has been completed, some of the electrical, and a fair amount of the framing for the new walls is finished.
Another supporting beam was added across the master bedroom ceiling to repair a sagging problem. We assumed that it had originally been two smaller rooms, and (surprise!) a supporting wall was removed.
We also found hardwood floor under the old carpet. I expected that it would be a hardwood floor, but not that it would be in such good condition.
It looks like things are finally starting to shape up a bit. Read the rest of this entry »
Sometimes the work seems to jump all over the place, but there is a reason for it. Read the rest of this entry »
Since we already had a couple of layers of basement wall, we decided to frame in the foundation with 2X8′s and plywood. You can see through the windows we have three basement walls now – a wooden exterior, a cinder-crete wall, and then a 2X4 wall. Read the rest of this entry »
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