Three months into the year, and about 17 weeks since we had our first builder visits we finally are ready to start the design process. We got both the survey and the as-built drawings on Friday. Let the fun begin! The fun is the kitchen. If you recall this whole thing started with a kitchen reno. We need to take down the rotting deck and addition and replace the … [Read more...] about Week 14: Drawings!
What have we been up to
We will try and document what gets done every week. It won't always be exciting or glamorous.
Week 13: Survey
The survey was completed this week and required two guys working two days. Cam was the guy that held the stick and he seemed chatty and friendly. He made it clear that he was not a surveyor and just "the stick guy". The guy on the business end of things was called Jackman because apparently he looked like Hugh Jackman. He was wearing a mask of course so i didn't get a … [Read more...] about Week 13: Survey
Week 12: Momentum
It finally feels like things are getting rolling. The man came and measured the house last Tuesday. It wasn't one of those 3d scan things that i thought it would be which was a bit disappointing. Apparently those are not great at determining the height of windows so the guy used a laser measuring tape. Sarah and I were on and off calls while he was here and trying to keep … [Read more...] about Week 12: Momentum
Week 11: More Waiting, More Shingles
Not much happened this week. The architect came by on Monday with the magic stickers from the AIBC for our contract. These have to be ordered from the AIBC and i guess they are part of the registration of our contract and likely protects him and us under the terms of the professional association. Magic stickers make it all official and only members that know the handshake … [Read more...] about Week 11: More Waiting, More Shingles
Week 10: Where does the time go?
Seriously. Yes we dithered with our decision on the builder (and funnily enough we went with one of the first builders that we first talked to before Christmas after all that), but I can't believe we are 10 weeks in. Did I miss a week? Sometimes we just don't have any energy left to talk reno after a day of work (it is a little stressful) so we make most of our decisions on … [Read more...] about Week 10: Where does the time go?