I am back amongst the living and we are back in action with the build! All of our permits are in place and we are just waiting for the schedule of the house lifters. I can't believe how long it has taken to get here. A year and a half since we were interviewing builders and almost 30 weeks since we put in for our development permit! Ugh. Given our schedule in May, i don't … [Read more...] about Week 76: Back Among the Living
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 72: End of an era
As i said, our work is a lot more mundane now and we are running out of ways to participate. I took the trusty trailer back to it's home in Burnaby with a couple of pieces of inflation priced plywood as it has sustained a fair bit of damage in the last year or so. I totaled it up and i have hauled 8960 kg to the dump with the trusty Jetta and the trailer. I was finally … [Read more...] about Week 72: End of an era
Week 71: Basement digging
Sarah is off to Ontario to visit her parents and i am here keeping an eye on the construction. They have been busy! I took a few more trips to the dump and i think i am pretty much done. I finished stripping the wire out and bundled it all off to Capital Salvage where i made a bit more cash. I can almost see why people break into houses to strip them. I was careful to … [Read more...] about Week 71: Basement digging
Week 70: Real Builders Arrive
The pros moved in this week and setup their base of operations in what used to be our kitchen. It is amazing how much a small team can get done when they are at it all day. I have to remind myself that all the work i have done was not to save time, but money. Looking at what they have done it seems like the last year of work i did might have saved us a week or maybe two on … [Read more...] about Week 70: Real Builders Arrive
Week 69: Drywall Done!
This weekend was mostly tidying the place as the builder is ready to get started. I took the opportunity of having an empty basement to finish up the soundproofing with a bunch of strips i had cut a few months ago. We had enough to get the ceiling under the back bedroom done and i finished up some under the front bedroom that only had a single layer. I am not sure how much … [Read more...] about Week 69: Drywall Done!