We are well past the point of no return now. The power has been disconnected and Hazmat guy was back with the plumber and builder to sort out removing the vent stacks so plumbing is gone too. The house is a bit of a lifeless shell at this point. With it being a long weekend we got a fair bit done. We put in a few evenings sorting out the container because we need to get … [Read more...] about Week 68: Regrets? I’ve had a Few
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 67: Hazmat Crew! Demolition For Real!
With us out of the house and the cabinets out, work has started for real. Before the builder can start we have to get the hazardous materials out so the hazmat crew rolled in this week and got down to business. Luckily we had no asbestos in any of the drywall they tested but we did have it in the 2 layers of flooring that were under the tiles in the kitchen. We also have … [Read more...] about Week 67: Hazmat Crew! Demolition For Real!
Week 66: Everything is Happening!
All the things happened this week starting with the delivery of the container on Monday. (I have a long story about ordering the container that you can ask me about later but for now i just need to catch up on what the heck is going on so you'll just have to wait). It was a pretty tight fit. They need 60 ft of clear space and we have 57 feet from the alley to the back of the … [Read more...] about Week 66: Everything is Happening!
Week 65: Tree Barrier’s and More Suffering
In the interest of not killing myself trimming drywall i got back outside for a bit and finally finished up the tree barriers. It always amazes me how long some of this stuff takes with measuring and cutting and figuring things out. I guess the pros have a system but Ric and i banged in the posts where it was convenient to not damage plants and we didn't exactly square … [Read more...] about Week 65: Tree Barrier’s and More Suffering
Week 64: Hazmat inspection and a step back
I have to confess that i am writing this over a month after the fact. Things just got rolling fast and suddenly there was not a lot of time for blogging. It is now early May and i am trying to piece together what we were doing back in March. The week started with our mandatory hazmat inspection and a visit from Mike of DG Environmental who came to take samples around the … [Read more...] about Week 64: Hazmat inspection and a step back