June 15 – 19
Monday: The featured image is the skylights-to-be, in the hope that the roofer will be here on Friday to install the Velux skylights. The large one will be an opening solar skylight (like the others we installed last year to replace the fixed ones original to the house). The two narrow ones are fixed (cables in the rafters would be expensive to move, so this was a cost-effective compromise). Continue reading Week 14: sanding, texture, primer, caulk, paint
June 8-12
Monday: Windows delivered. Taper arrives mid morning -just one person, not a crew (he was sent on another job first). Continue reading Week 13: drywall taping, window installation
June 1-5
Monday: Sheetrock guys didn’t show until about 11:30am, then only brought in materials and papered the floors. Under two hours and they were off! Continue reading Week 12: drywall, skylight framing, taping?
May 25 – 29
Monday: Memorial Day holiday, so no workers today, but we have to rearrange the bedroom to clear a floor joist that the cooktop vent ducting will go in. Continue reading Week 11: framing, HVAC, electrical, cabinet measurements
May 18 – 22
Monday: A noisy week begins – multiple rooms, multiple crews of people and very little quiet. Framing in master bathroom and electrical rough-in continues. Continue reading Week 10: framing, plumbing & electrical rough-in
May 11-May 15
Monday: A very noisy day as they work on taking the kitchen apart. Continue reading Week 9: demolish kitchen, master bath & half bath
May 4 – May 8
Monday: No workers today (scheduling issues). I’m not happy but was able to move things out of family room & kitchen, preparing for next week’s “demo day”. Continue reading Week 8: Glass, mini-demo, kitchen migration – did I mention glass?
April 27 – May 1
Monday: Measuring and details for master bathroom closet and windows, plus kitchen windows & bonus room. Continue reading Week 7: Trim, subcontractors, bonus room, family room
April 20 – 24
Monday: Bathtub, faucets for vanity sinks and toilet installed. No water for the morning. Continue reading Week 6 – plumbing, garage drywall, glass?
April 13 – 17
Monday: A quiet day – just the tile setter starting on the floor tile so that the glass company could come and template the frosted glass wall/door in the afternoon. Continue reading Week 5 – finishing tile, electrical trim, stair inspection
