- Continued work on loft beds - Sanded ceiling repairs in upstairs hallway - Sanded wall repairs in master bedroom - Cleaned out bathroom & took out garbage - Edged 1st coat of paint on ceiling, back stairwell
Yesterday, Soley Heating came and fired up the rear loop of the boiler/radiator system and it's holding nicely. They return Tuesday to complete the hookups. And, Aaron finished the beds!
Today, RC Marsack scaffolded the back of the house, removed the rear chimney, and shingled the hole where it had been. They return Monday for the front chimney repairs.
Saturday: Jackie, Aaron, Ryan B, Nicole, Andy, Jeff, and Andy's employee Dave were at the house with me.
- Corrected severe angle in back porch by replacing its supports and rebuilding part of it - Re-piped the water mains with PEX - Sanded & painted Perry's bedroom ceiling - Painted south room of master bedroom - Spackled & sanded upstairs hallway - Inspected carriage house structure
Sunday: Jackie, Aaron, Ryan B, Jeff, Andy, & Dave again with me.
- Installed bathroom mirror - Finished fixing back porch - Continued basement piping - Continued painting master bedroom - Primed upstairs hallway - Painted crown molding in Perry's room
Monday:
- Andy finished basement piping, including the laundry machine - Andy started installing kitchen backsplash - RC Marsack built scaffold for front chimney and started tuckpoint - Aaron continued staining the loft beds
Andy started installing railings on the back porch.
Brian painted the upstairs hallway and Perry did some painting in his room. I cleaned out the office and pub for the weekend and reorganized the attic so all our stuff will fit. Moved more stuff to the new house and stashed it in the attic.
The kitchen floor was installed today, Aaron sanded the finish on the beds, and Dave the electrician returned to work on the first floor switches, hang the front porch light, and discuss other wiring plans. We moved more boxes and assembled another set of shelves in the attic, and Brian put the second coat of paint on the master bedroom tower and took some scrap metal away.
Andy and Phil came today to seal the bathroom floor & kitchen backsplash, fix the downstairs bathroom sink drain, and modify the vanity drawer to work with the pipes.
Dave the electrician is working on an outlet downstairs for networking equipment and probably a few more things before he leaves.
- Unpacked the rest of the kitchen - Mopped kids rooms, my room, the round foyer and dowstairs hall again - Andy installed the kitchen laundry chute door - Dave changed some switches and reinstalled the kitchen coverplates - Aaron fixed a piece of Perry's bed and started adding a few more support slats to them - Cleared the pub & round foyer - The sewers backed up again; had it snaked again and Brian cleaned the basement - Jackie came over to clean all evening - Kids broke down dozens of moving boxes and threw them in the dumpster - Fixed kitchen sink drain - Retrieved ceiling fan, Expo extension cable, bikes from Warren house
It's kinda funny. Having a pool a shit in the basement elicited a giant shrug from all of us. We're really desensitized to household issues at this point.
Wed Oct 10: Last radiators were installed by Soley. Heating system now fully online.
Sun Oct 14: I returned from PA with furniture (antique china cabinet, antique school desk, queen size bed, bureau, night stand, swivel lounge chair) and the last of my assorted junk left in my parents' house. Downstairs hallway carpet had arrived while I was gone.
Mon Oct 15: Phil (Andy's assistant) came and did the first stage of repairs for the wall & ceiling cracks in the Pub. We took in the scrap metal piled in the carriage house.
Brian and I carted the old water heater out of the basement, then Aaron and I cleaned the laundry room floor. Step 1 was filling 2 trashbags with junk and scooping piles of nasty & dirt off the floor. Then hosing it down, then mopping over and over. Bleh.
- Organized the attic for several hours - Removed old pipes & shelves from basement (Kyle & Perry assisted) - Moved furniture in basement to workshop room (no asbestos in there) - Removed asbestos from half the basement
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- Sanded ceiling repairs in upstairs hallway
- Sanded wall repairs in master bedroom
- Cleaned out bathroom & took out garbage
- Edged 1st coat of paint on ceiling, back stairwell
Today, RC Marsack scaffolded the back of the house, removed the rear chimney, and shingled the hole where it had been. They return Monday for the front chimney repairs.
Jackie, Aaron, Ryan B, Nicole, Andy, Jeff, and Andy's employee Dave were at the house with me.
- Corrected severe angle in back porch by replacing its supports and rebuilding part of it
- Re-piped the water mains with PEX
- Sanded & painted Perry's bedroom ceiling
- Painted south room of master bedroom
- Spackled & sanded upstairs hallway
- Inspected carriage house structure
Sunday:
Jackie, Aaron, Ryan B, Jeff, Andy, & Dave again with me.
- Installed bathroom mirror
- Finished fixing back porch
- Continued basement piping
- Continued painting master bedroom
- Primed upstairs hallway
- Painted crown molding in Perry's room
Monday:
- Andy finished basement piping, including the laundry machine
- Andy started installing kitchen backsplash
- RC Marsack built scaffold for front chimney and started tuckpoint
- Aaron continued staining the loft beds
Andy installed backsplash tiles all around the kitchen.
Jim came to take measurements for a rain gutter estimate.
Aaron finished staining the loft beds.
Ralph & crew (RC Marsack) continued work on the chimney and brought in the cherry picker.
RC Marsack finished the chimney repairs - I'm really stoked about the work they did.
Brian painted the upstairs hallway and Perry did some painting in his room. I cleaned out the office and pub for the weekend and reorganized the attic so all our stuff will fit. Moved more stuff to the new house and stashed it in the attic.
Lincoln, Andy, Jeff, Brian, Nicole, Leah, Katie, Jason, and others helped Saturday.
Brian, Nicole, Aaron, and Lincoln worked Sunday.
- A lot of painting (master bedroom, upstairs hallway)
- FINALLY got two network drops installed on the second floor with Jeff's help. FINALLY
- Sanded & mudded downstairs chimney
- Installed second rail on side porch and all balusters on back porch
Monday, Aaron and Lincoln:Andy came today with Phil and installed the downstairs toilet and sink, dryer gas line, stove gas line, dishwasher, and fridge water line.
Dave the electrician is working on an outlet downstairs for networking equipment and probably a few more things before he leaves.
- Unpacked the rest of the kitchen
- Mopped kids rooms, my room, the round foyer and dowstairs hall again
- Andy installed the kitchen laundry chute door
- Dave changed some switches and reinstalled the kitchen coverplates
- Aaron fixed a piece of Perry's bed and started adding a few more support slats to them
- Cleared the pub & round foyer
- The sewers backed up again; had it snaked again and Brian cleaned the basement
- Jackie came over to clean all evening
- Kids broke down dozens of moving boxes and threw them in the dumpster
- Fixed kitchen sink drain
- Retrieved ceiling fan, Expo extension cable, bikes from Warren house
It's kinda funny. Having a pool a shit in the basement elicited a giant shrug from all of us. We're really desensitized to household issues at this point.
Sun Oct 14: I returned from PA with furniture (antique china cabinet, antique school desk, queen size bed, bureau, night stand, swivel lounge chair) and the last of my assorted junk left in my parents' house. Downstairs hallway carpet had arrived while I was gone.
Mon Oct 15: Phil (Andy's assistant) came and did the first stage of repairs for the wall & ceiling cracks in the Pub. We took in the scrap metal piled in the carriage house.
- Organized the attic for several hours
- Removed old pipes & shelves from basement (Kyle & Perry assisted)
- Moved furniture in basement to workshop room (no asbestos in there)
- Removed asbestos from half the basement