Just a quick note to let everyone know what has been going on since May 15th. Well a lot really, if I wrote about everything that has happened since May 15th I would be here a long time.
Well, the renovation got stalled because of huge problems with our mortgage company. It seems that our mortgage [...]
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I’m back baby! Sort of… no thanks to Presidents Choice Financial.
Posted in The Reno so far..., tagged mortgage, Presidents Choice Financial, renovation on July 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here are a few before pictures…
Posted in The Reno so far..., tagged Photos on May 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
These are a few before pictures. I will post some “during” photos tomorow
I enjoy small victories.
Posted in The Reno so far..., Uncategorized, tagged 1874, LG Steam Washer, Poter & Charles on May 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I know, I know….I was going at this great guns for the first few days but like everyone else I get busy. I am trying to work out a secondary income via the internet in the evenings and the blog takes a back seat at times.
Enough excuses though, here is the story so far…
I promised [...]
Stupid bunkbeds….
Posted in The Reno so far..., tagged Claw foot tubs, Renovations, taps on May 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So those stupid bunk beds got me. It seems that when I was loading those beds into the van at Ikea, and then into the house, I tweeked my old back injury and it put me out a few days. It really slowed down progress on the reno but I still managed to get a [...]
My longest ever….Blog that is.
Posted in The Reno so far..., tagged Ikea, Mascarey, Renovations on April 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I decided to write mostly on weeknights but I missed last night so heres the update. The weekend was very busy as most peoples are. Saturday was the local Huck Finn day and kid fishing derby a the local pond. We had a good time and Karen caught four fish. I caught none. It was [...]
Wasteing time…
Posted in The Reno so far..., tagged Hunter Douglas, Renovations on April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m sitting here wandering through ceiling fan sites even after I have picked the one I want. I really like the Hunter Douglas “Original”. It’s the first fan they made and it sure looks great to me. It’s a four blade which is a bit unusual now a days. Here is a picture I hope. [...]
Ever Closer…
Posted in The Reno so far..., tagged Renovations on April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So I got the last of the old studs down today and the kitchen in now part of the “Greatroom”. Now you can see all the way from the front of the house out the back door. Which is funny because the house itself is on a bit of a tilt and when they put [...]
More wall work.
Posted in The Reno so far..., tagged OmniBot, Renovations on April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I got to go to the dump today, twice! Who doesn’t love going to the dump! Its not really a dump but a waste transfer station. Still, there is always cool stuff to see at the dump. A place with a lot of 40 yard bins where you drive up and get weighed. You [...]
More walls down!!!
Posted in The Reno so far..., tagged Renovations on April 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I had a good day today. Today is the first day of the blog but it is day thirty of the renos. I have been meaning to get this going for a month now but here we are off and running.
Today I managed to get the second and third walls down on the main floor. [...]
