I have accepted that i can't do the ceiling drywall without help so i worked on more demo this weekend. Dad is coming over again next month so i am getting a bunch of one person jobs done in the meantime. I took another trailer load to the dump just for the humiliation of it. I also took a trip out to Delta with more drywall. Total this weekend was another 450 kg total. I … [Read more...] about Week 44: Demo and dump runs
Week 43: A break is as good as a break
Nothing to see this week folks. After working my father to exhaustion and making a ton of progress last week, we took a long weekend in Whistler with Dorothy and Ian. When our kids were all younger we went up together a few times. Bill and Diana came up for the day from Squamish too. It was great to relax together but a little strange without the crowd of kids. … [Read more...] about Week 43: A break is as good as a break
Week 42: Parental Guidance
The cavalry arrived today in the form of my father who came over from Victoria to give me a hand. This made it the most productive weekend since Sarah was gone and i trashed the kitchen. It is amazing the difference a second pair of hands make and dad and i got way more done than i anticipated. He measured and cut the pieces while i did more demo and took out a bunch of … [Read more...] about Week 42: Parental Guidance
Week 41: Lorenzo had a brother
The great thing about long weekends is that they are so relaxing.... Well, maybe for some people. I did a bunch of tidying and prep because my father is coming next weekend to help put the drywall up between the joists. I have been making slow progress but it is really hard to hold a 14" wide, 5 foot long piece of drywall up between the joists and manage to get the … [Read more...] about Week 41: Lorenzo had a brother
Week 40: Easily Distracted
I was supposed to be working on more soundproofing but to be honest it is a lot more fun to take down the drywall. Cutting and installing the drywall between the joists is a real chore. Lots of reaching, measuring, bending, cutting, lifting, swearing, bending, trimming, lifting, lowering gluing, lifting, stretching, drilling, and groaning. I can only do so much at a time. I … [Read more...] about Week 40: Easily Distracted