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
This past weekend I had a glitch in my Comcast internet service. On Saturday afternoon my internet connection simply died. It was pretty obvious to me that the issue was between my house and Comcast but they assured me there were no issues and that they’d send someone around to look at it… on Monday… … Continue reading Internet Speed – Are you getting what you pay for?
With the exception of a couple of half cap stones, the modular retaining wall is complete. Once the rock face in the back is complete (and possibly the Lanai too) we’ll move forward with pulling out the remainder of the driveway and pouring a new one. We just want to have all the heavy stuff … Continue reading 2012 Home Renovations – Part 21 – The Boulders are installed
We are in that phase of the project where the work done is more incremental than it was originally. Below we see that work continues on the modular block retaining wall And initial fill behind the wall that will allow widening of the driveway also continues The dirt pile continues to shrink. We’ve had several … Continue reading 2012 Home Renovations – Part 20 – Modular Retaining wall continues
This is about a generation off of my feelings about the choices being offered (missed “Skeletor” by a few years). We really need to be able to vote much more granularly than along so-called “party lines”. Everything comes as a package deal with a little bit that you agree with and then a whole lot … Continue reading New way of doing politics needed – or Skeletor for president
Arriving home after 5 days down South we were greeted with a VERY strong smell. I was thinking “Geez, what did the cat eat this time?”. But the answer came to us when we peeked out into the back and could see a couple of small barrels of sealant that still sitting on the patio. … Continue reading 2012 Home Renovations – Part 19 – Sealing the Deck, Start of Modular Retaining Wall
Things continue to proceed rapidly. So fast, in fact, that my contractor is slowing things down a bit to allow time for us to make decisions about colors and patterns now that we’ve got some of the reality of our project in front of us. I was not at all sure, with the weather forecasting … Continue reading 2012 Home Renovations – Part 18 – Finally, the deck pour
This article in Rolling Stone’s online magazine does not at all surprise me and only confirms my own experiences and opinion of Bank of America. This little snippet pretty aptly sums up the character of this corporate behemoth. Take your eyes off them for 10 seconds and guaranteed, they’ll be into some shit again: This … Continue reading Bank of America: Too Crooked to Fail
They say the devil is in the details and there are a whole lot of little details that are being dealt with both by the contractors and by Michelle and me. Final decisions have to be made for the color of the concrete and the way we want it cut – we’re doing a stamped … Continue reading 2012 Home Renovations – Part 17 – More Deck Pour Prep
