Happy new year! Sarah and i left town for a week and went to the island to visit family and friends and spent a quiet Christmas in Ucluelet on the west coast of Vancouver Island. The building crew was going to be putting up the rafters for the roof but the weather did not co-operated and it dropped to -16 and the city was paralysed with snow. Dean texted me to let me know … [Read more...] about Weeks 105 & 106: Weather & Holiday
Week 103: Deck roof
One of the features of our renovation is that our laundry/mechanical room is mostly under our deck. This means we have a flat roof and i learned this week that a flat roof is anything but flat. I had anticipated that the entire thing would just slope away from the house but it is actually a lot more complex than that. The roof has two drainage points so slopes in two … [Read more...] about Week 103: Deck roof
Week 102: Dining room walls
Winter seems to have finally arrived and the rain and snow have started. We shouldn't complain though as it has been far too dry this year. I am just glad i am not out there hammering up walls. The extension floor is all in and a temporary surface is down on the deck so the walls went up this week for the dining area extension. You can now walk around in it and get a … [Read more...] about Week 102: Dining room walls
Week 101: The eagle has landed!
The big day was Monday and the place was crawling with people as Nickel Bros. showed up to lower the house. The crew was really organized and it came together pretty quickly. They put jacks into the cribbing on platforms they built with huge beams just pushed through the cribs. These are all hooked up to the truck and i guess that synchronizes everything. They lifted it … [Read more...] about Week 101: The eagle has landed!
Week 100: Ready to Drop
So we didn't get the house down on the foundation this week, but we are all set for Monday. The guy from Nickel Brothers came by and got Dean and his guys to add a bit of bracing across the front but that was about it. Dean's crew kept busy working on the deck and addition framing and i was surprised to see a set of stairs! They are only temporary but it was pretty … [Read more...] about Week 100: Ready to Drop