Posted on: Wednesday, December 10, 2008
I had to leave the last 2 balusters unattached so I can finish them on film Friday morning. Doing the show is cool and all, but it's sometimes annoying having to wait to do something until it can be ... Read More »
Posted on: Monday, December 08, 2008
As if I haven't had enough camera's on me lately, I got a few seconds of face time on Channel 5 when they were doing a story about Sierra Bravo. What's funnier about this is that a Home Depot ... Read More »
Posted on: Sunday, December 07, 2008
Carol and Steven ended up coming over today for a few hours on a whim after Collette called them asking for tips and declaring her apprehension about grouting the shower tile. It's a good thing they ... Read More »
Posted on: Tuesday, November 25, 2008
I've never looked forward to a 12 hour drive so much in my life. Collette and I have about had it with the remodel. We're tired, stressed, and need it to end. She worked Monday from 9am to about 8pm ... Read More »
Posted on: Monday, November 24, 2008
We spent the entire weekend tiling the shower. While I'm at work typing this, Collette is at home finishing up the tiling. Tonight we finish putting down the wood flooring, and prepping the area for ... Read More »
Posted on: Monday, November 17, 2008
Nearly 2 months after setting up this blog I get around to fixing the RSS feed. I'm patting myself on the back right now. Click here to subscribe to it. Also, for the first time in weeks I can say ... Read More »
Posted on: Sunday, November 16, 2008
3 people. 2 floors. 20 hours. Collette's uncle Steve helped us by starting the bathroom floor, and it looks awesome. While he did that Collette and I put down the hard wood in the bedroom. Huge ... Read More »
Posted on: Monday, November 10, 2008
Actually, I'm anything but lazy. Yesterday Collette and I stopped working mid-afternoon and decided to take the night off work. That would make the first night in 7 days that we haven't worked. We're ... Read More »
Posted on: Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Drywalling SUCKS It's putting us a week behind schedule. I was hoping to be taping and mudding already, but we're just not at maybe 70% of the drywall hung on the walls. Fortunately the hardest ... Read More »
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
... Read More »Posted on: Sunday, October 19, 2008
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 »