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Progress Report
Feb
1
2006
3In a mad dash to prep for the fact that the project officially kicked off YESTERDAY, I put an ad on Craigslist: free stuff, in the carport, come and get it. What doesn't get taken gets thrown in the dumpster (which is now sitting in our driveway!!! eeeee!!!).
Well, the freecyclers decided to help themselves to our whole...
Feb
2
2006
0Just a warning: At this point, we may not be able to blog at a pace that reflects the rapid progress that is being made on our property.
Day 3 - dawn:
Day 3 - dusk:
Feb
6
2006
0They finished clearing the concrete and dug the holes for the piers that go around the exterior edge of the house. Most of the concrete in the back porch will remain. No reason to remove it. So, someday years from now when the new owners puzzle over what the house looked like before the renovation and addition, there will...
Feb
17
2006
0There was little visible progress this week. We got a Pod, which looks like a small one-car garage, dropped in our yard. And that's about it. The trusses will not be ready today. They will be ready next Friday (they better), which means less will happen next week. Somewhere, they are still building trusses, and windows,...
Mar
2
2006
0Carport and storage - Demolished
Piers - Poured
Trusses - Delivered
That's it. Except for the Trusses, the last two (going on three) weeks have been just waiting.
I blame the Bush administration. They pulled money from levee improvement projects. Then New Orleans sank while the president played guitar.
Now a good number...
Mar
20
2006
2This is just a bunch of observation I want to get down before I forget them. (Warning: Booooring)
1. Christiane just started her third trimester on Saturday. Thus, I have produced a timeline. I still think we can be in the house for the birth. We've had a very productive 6 weeks and all the design decisions are made. 12 weeks...
Mar
31
2006
0Slowish week. Rain sent the framing crew packing, and I think they were waiting on windows anyway. In an ideal situation, we are at the halfway point. 9 weeks down, and 10 weeks until Christiane's due date.
Saturday: AC guy started putting in ducts
Monday: Framing crew started putting up trim, finished Tyvek wrap
Tuesday:...
Apr
6
2006
3We've come a long way, baby.
We made our daily pit stop on the way home from school and watched as they worked on finishing up the siding on the front of the house. I just love how the mixed siding looks! I love the windows! I love the roof!
And I love the doors that open from our bedroom onto the... nothing. Deep...
Apr
9
2006
2
When we started putting the finishing touches on the electrical plans, the draftsman said, "Don't worry about this little stuff, an outlet here, a switch there. You'll do a walk-through before the electrician gets started and make these changes."
Friday morning I got a call from Christiane. "The electrician is at the house,...
Apr
21
2006
1In the past two weeks the project started too look like it was slipping off the rails, and the stress got a little thick around the house. Last Tuesday we pulled the emergency brake. We are back on track and all is good, but we lost some time. When you send a plumber home, he doesn't go wait by the phone. He starts another...
May
1
2006
0The house is becoming a machine. This month has been all plumbing, air and electricity. None of it quite done.
We have bathtubs. They look great.
We have stairs, no railing yet. They are gorgeous. All ipe. The boys went upstairs and checked out their new rooms for the first time.
The siding has been done for almost a month,...
May
14
2006
1In the last two weeks we got a roof, and the house was painted. The prep for paint took a few days, and was delayed some by rain, but most of it was done in two exciting days. The color turned out perfect, exactly the way I wanted it.
Simulation on the left, reality on the right.
There were rumors that the porch would...
May
19
2006
1Monday: Electricians fixed for code, but they mixed up the lights in the kitchen. I caught Ace at the house and got a walk-through. Concrete company built the mold for front and back steps. We had an odd code violation with a doorknob in an upstairs closet aimed right at an upstairs window. Have to put "safety glazing"...
May
29
2006
1Misleading title. Actually waiting for the baby is the hardest part. The house has been progressing so swiftly it's making our heads spin.
Monday. Prep for drywall and dry wall in the downstairs bathroom. We last minute redesigned the master bathroom. Christiane wants to put a piece of furniture where one of the sinks...
Jun
2
2006
4This month was, roof, exterior paint, concrete steps, and drywall. There are not that many big things left. Let's see ... deck, trim, floors, tile, kitchen cabinets.
Monday: Memorial Day
Tuesday: Patching and touch-up. I caught the touch-up guy/dog groomer filling in the hole for our phone nook (not sure what that thing...
Jun
9
2006
6
Saturday: Sorted all the boxes for the kitchen cabinets. No baby yet.
Sunday: Break in #1. Built one cabinet. No baby yet.
Monday: Installed cabinet twice, rails 3 times, No baby yet.
Tuesday: Break in #2. Painters primed the whole house and painted the upstairs bedroom. No baby yet.
Wednesday: Threw in the towel on the cabinets....
Jun
26
2006
7With the new baby the days have been a blur. These are the things that happened over the last 2 weeks.
1. The Garden Tub. This is a big (expensive) screw up. Somehow our contractor thought that, because we wanted a garden tub in the master bath, that meant we did not want a shower. The tub he installed cannot be used for a shower....
Jul
1
2006
7Your weekly update, new and improved with a cute baby in every post! We are in the final stretch. The time left before we move in can be measured in weeks not months. And I can almost count what's left to do on my fingers (ok ... and toes) (ok ... might need my wife's fingers and toes too).
This week was:
Trim
We had new trim...
Jul
24
2006
0Week 23: Trimmy-trim-trim.
Monday. Trim.
Tuesday (July 4th). Trim.
Wednesday. Trim. Pocket door frame.
Thursday. Trim. Pocket door drywall.
Friday. Dumpster is gone.
Saturday. Cabinet guy quits.
Sunday. Re-install most of the cabinets.
Week 24: Hold the baby, I'm opening a can of woop-ass and I need both hands!
Monday....
Aug
5
2006
1Friday July 28th: Our electric meter was put on the house. Many, many things did not work, but the AC did. We had 7yo's birthday sleepover (at the rental). Bought light bulbs.
Saturday: I went to the house and pulled up all the cardboard from the floor, swept twice, then wet swiffered the whole downstairs. Painters showed...