This is chronic debate fodder for the sexes. I’ve never really understood why the ladies don’t just check before using the facilities. ESPECIALLY if they’ve ever fallen in before… The rule has to be that the responsibility has to lie with those who have to suffer the consequences (applies in all areas of life). Of … Continue reading Bros: Bros Poop More Wisely
This post comprises 3 working days on the project. The first and last days were too small for me to want to post separately about them and they are all related. On Friday (April 27) the driveway leveling was completed using the bobcat which was also used to tamp it down. One of this project’s … Continue reading 2012 Home Renovations – Part 30 – Driveway Prepped and Poured
Today was a day of much progress. We had a contractor and sub meeting and made more decisions – each of which I’m sure will cost me a wee bit more… We had ordered some sconces with the intent of mounting them on our two interior supporting columns facing the pool. We had also intended … Continue reading 2012 Home Renovations – Part 29 – Driveway Demolition, New Door, Window Gone
Another incremental day. I’m pleased to say that you can’t really tell that the screening has all been installed 🙂 You *can* see the chair rails and the doors are now all fully operational. This first shot below is still waiting for the Lexan covering for the roof. This small part will not be screened … Continue reading 2012 Home Renovations – Part 28 – Screening of Lanai Done
Things have been a bit busy around here lately so I’m combing the beginning and end of the day pictures this time. Yesterday they DC Enclosures guys were here and they erected the bulk of the skeleton of the new lanai Shortly after the above pictures were taken I got together with all the major … Continue reading 2012 Home Renovations – Part 27 – Framework for Lanai is largely done
A bit earlier than expected (almost always a good thing in construction) was this trailer load of pieces that will eventually make up our lanai. There was a fair amount of relatively invisible work done installing the anchors around the deck and on the retaining wall. The most visible piece is the large support that … Continue reading 2012 Home Renovations – Part 26 – Lanai parts have arrived
It was hit or miss today, the original forecast for today had been 10% POP but, as can be attested to by my rained out bike ride, mother nature does not watch the weather reports. So some workmen showed up today, milled around a bit and then left. Some of the other guys came by … Continue reading 2012 Home Renovations – Part 25 – Rock Face completed
Michelle was concerned about the colors of the stones that arrived from Daco Stone. The sample board we were using to drive the decision was only about 15″ x 19″ of stone and, while it largely represented what we actually received, the darkest stones were represented as no more than a couple of inch high sliver … Continue reading 2012 Home Renovations – Part 24 – Rock Face on retaining walls has begun
I submitted a couple more checks that bring this project to about $115,000 so far. The original cost was expected to be in about the $140,000 range. We’ll see. Workers were at my place all day today but what was accomplished does not jump out at you. There was progress on the columns but there … Continue reading 2012 Home Renovations – Part 23 – Columns continue and Rock Face Stones have arrived
As expected, things came to pretty much a crawl while decisions regarding rock faces and colors were being made. Three days ago new columns were installed to replace the multitude of makeshift supports The next day they came and finished sawing the existing tiles so they were even. They had originally been cut and notched … Continue reading 2012 Home Renovations – Part 22 – New Columns and Tile Sawing
