Posted on: Thursday, October 30, 2008
Starting Monday, November 3rd, I'm joining the Nerdery at Sierra Bravo. For those keeping track, yes, this is my 3rd job in the last 3 months. That sounds terrible, I know, but I was at Colle+McVoy ... Read More »
Dear Mr. Inspector, You don't know jack. Don't tell me I need R-38 insulation in my walls. R-38 is 12" thick. The wall is 3.5" thick. Do the math. Don't tell me I need layer of plastic over the ... Read More »
Posted on: Tuesday, October 28, 2008
As I previously mentioned... here are the pictures.
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Posted on: Monday, October 27, 2008
So far it seems like the only thing we've been doing in the renovation is destroying things, and very few new things are happening. Granted the built-ins are nearly done, but it still feels like we ... Read More »
Posted on: Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Today we had our first working shoot with Amy. We got the sliding drawer for the laundry built in working, but still need to finish it off with the doors and trim. Same for the bookshelf. We also
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We spent the weekend building and painting. Collette painted what will be the doors on the laundry pull out built-in, and the bathroom mirror. Meanwhile, I built the laundry built in box to have it ... Read More »
Posted on: Friday, October 17, 2008
Flooring just arrived. Free swag came with! From lonsown.com.
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Posted on: Sunday, October 12, 2008
So the renovation is effecting all but 3 rooms in our house. Since we're moving the vanity to the opposite side of the bathroom, the drain pipe needs to be longer. And a longer drain pipe means more ... Read More »
Posted on: Tuesday, October 07, 2008
I'll try to take some pictures and/or video of Ryan, our b-roll camera guy this week while he films the plumber, and will definitely take some pictures/video of the entire crew next time they're ... Read More »
As I mentioned yesterday, Richard needed the space below the floor exposed to run piping through. All this extra work is due to the fact that we're putting the vanity on the opposite side of the room ... Read More »
Posted on: Monday, October 06, 2008
Not quite. This weekend Collette and I finished demolition of the bathroom. All the tile is gone, plus half of the sheet rock. The tub is gone as well. I'll post pictures soon. Anyway, Richard the ... Read More »
Posted on: Friday, October 03, 2008
Right now as I type this, Amy Mathews, a producer from the DIY Network, and a camera crew is upstairs using our space to film a commercial/promo for DIY. It's a little 10 second clip of Amy saying ... Read More »
Zeke, Collette's uncle started the electrical work yesterday. We're fortunate to have a licensed electrician in the family, but unfortunately for him he lives in Sleepy Eye, which is a 2 hour drive ... Read More »