Seems like we are waiting on about everything recently.
1. I've been waiting for weeks for IP and the electrician to get numbers put together, and FINALLY have a final answer. I need 400 amp service, so that has to be dug in and installed. Sooooo I get to WAIT up to 3 weeks.
2. Waiting on parts for the lawn mower. Today?
3. Waiting on parts for the RV we are partially living in. No word-any day?
4. Waiting on the contractor that will be installin the 2 marble showers, he is coming today, and then I get to WAIT again.
5. Waiting on an answer on where the heck our pool geothermal unit is. The company is blaming the factory, and cant get a straight answer from the factory on what is going on. So I get to wait and get really frustrated.
Had a setback on the kitchen progress yesterday. I found out the dryer was miswired, so I have to get a new line ran today, no laundry faciulities around here for a long period is NOT a good thing.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Wednesday, July 30
Here we sit on the cusp of August. What an exhausting summer, but what a beautiful great room. There are a few finishing touches to add, but, for the most part, the room is done. It's so open and calming!
the kitchen is still studs and, as I write, dad and Steve are working on the wiring. So many things were done wrong when the house was built that two additional walls were torn down to the studs. We figured a few extra sheets of drywall were better than the frustration of trying to figure out how the heck the original electrician did his wiring. Once it's all done we are going to have a grand re-opening party!
Thursday, July 24, 2008
A little progress today
I got a couple of can lights in today, so finally am making some progress. Yahoo!! Its going to be nice, especially if we use the right type bulb! I have the 5 on the south wall to do now, then do the wiring for the 2 new fan/lights and the pendant. The ones in the mudroom and closet are on the same circuit, as are some outlets. The mice chewed the daylights out of the wires, so I have to put new wire in. What a pain. I'd lose my butt if I did this for a living and took this long. Sheeeesh.
Mandi came down a little bit, I helped he cut boards for a bunk bed for the boys. When she saw the cabinets in the shop, she said "That's a lot of cabinets." Believe me, I know!!
I was tired by the end of the day, fell asleep watching TV, missed the end of the show. Will post later with kitchen progress.
Mandi came down a little bit, I helped he cut boards for a bunk bed for the boys. When she saw the cabinets in the shop, she said "That's a lot of cabinets." Believe me, I know!!
I was tired by the end of the day, fell asleep watching TV, missed the end of the show. Will post later with kitchen progress.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
The work continues
Its been a while since I posted about our remodeling.
Deb has been working on the great room, putting some finishing touches on painting, doinf some trim up to the parts where I need to finish the last board on some walls. It has come together nice so far.
I have been working on the kitchen. Demolition came first, the soffits were the first to go. Then the walls on the north, the west, and the south wall where cabinets were. It has been frustrating, slower progress than I wanted. The house kitchen needed to be shut down, so the RV went to the driveway to be used for dining and some cooking. The decisions to be made for the lighting and receptacle locations, and the rewiring wiring of this has been slow. The trips to town is getting old too, but they have been necessary trips. It always seems like I have missed something, so off I go. Today, I finally came up with the wiring plan,. and started wiring the overhead cans. I have the lights on the generator circuit, and possibly an outlet or 2. Its really touchy business working in the panels, but managed to survive the day. Finally about 6 I quit, tomorrow is a new day. I goofed and forgot to wear a mask when I stuck my head in the attic to run wire, now I dont feel so hot.
I've never taken on this scope of remodeling before, its getting nerve wracking.
Tim and his 2 men worked the last couple days on the pool geothermal, they got most of the duct work installed in the building. The factory goofed, so they had to send me the unit I had ordered, the one that is here has to go back. Another delay, but I want it right. I felt if I kept the one that was here, I would always regret it. I will say the company bent over over backwards to make it right, even though the factory goofed, not Dry-Air. I am pleased with their customer service.
Off to watch a movie, I'll try to post more often about the progress.
Deb has been working on the great room, putting some finishing touches on painting, doinf some trim up to the parts where I need to finish the last board on some walls. It has come together nice so far.
I have been working on the kitchen. Demolition came first, the soffits were the first to go. Then the walls on the north, the west, and the south wall where cabinets were. It has been frustrating, slower progress than I wanted. The house kitchen needed to be shut down, so the RV went to the driveway to be used for dining and some cooking. The decisions to be made for the lighting and receptacle locations, and the rewiring wiring of this has been slow. The trips to town is getting old too, but they have been necessary trips. It always seems like I have missed something, so off I go. Today, I finally came up with the wiring plan,. and started wiring the overhead cans. I have the lights on the generator circuit, and possibly an outlet or 2. Its really touchy business working in the panels, but managed to survive the day. Finally about 6 I quit, tomorrow is a new day. I goofed and forgot to wear a mask when I stuck my head in the attic to run wire, now I dont feel so hot.
I've never taken on this scope of remodeling before, its getting nerve wracking.
Tim and his 2 men worked the last couple days on the pool geothermal, they got most of the duct work installed in the building. The factory goofed, so they had to send me the unit I had ordered, the one that is here has to go back. Another delay, but I want it right. I felt if I kept the one that was here, I would always regret it. I will say the company bent over over backwards to make it right, even though the factory goofed, not Dry-Air. I am pleased with their customer service.
Off to watch a movie, I'll try to post more often about the progress.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Finally re-entered the 21'st century
Today we had the satellite TV and bigscreen TV rehooked up in its new location in the great room. A little moving of furniture, and our couch and 1 recliner is now usable. The kids are thrilled, and it does restore some normalcy to life in the remodeling chaos.
Also, the Geek Squad came out, same one as was here the last time. After some troubleshooting, the router was determined to have fried. A new router and configuring it to match the old one, we had our internet back for the first time since Thursday. It'll take me a week to catch up on e-mail!
As far as the great room, I got one board down to finish the front hallway off, and then finished the rest of the other hallway, except the doorways and the sliver along the south wall of the hallway.
Also, the Geek Squad came out, same one as was here the last time. After some troubleshooting, the router was determined to have fried. A new router and configuring it to match the old one, we had our internet back for the first time since Thursday. It'll take me a week to catch up on e-mail!
As far as the great room, I got one board down to finish the front hallway off, and then finished the rest of the other hallway, except the doorways and the sliver along the south wall of the hallway.
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