When we dropped by the house this morning, they were digging the trench to put in natural gas line. They had to go quite a ways down the block to where the gas line ended and dig a trench. They had to move everything in …
While they were installing the cabinets, a crew was filling the holes in the base molding, door frames and window sills. They said they were the CID Crew. I looked that up and the only thing I could find, (other than an Indian police procedural …
They got started on the cabinets really early. By the time I got there, the upper cabinets were all installed and they were working on the base cabinets. They cut open all the boxes and lined them up where they go. Then they made sure …
A crew showed up today to put in the interior doors and door frames, the windowsills and the baseboard. The first thing I noticed is that they put trim around the dryer vent. OK. 18 Feet? The length of the dryer vent? The interior doors …
This is how they put in the attic ladder, which the box says is a Wooden Attic Stairway. Someone on the trim crew had already cut out the drywall when I got there. The ladder isn’t centered because it has to be between the trusses …
I walked the dog over to see the new house. The trim was delivered and the contractor said to expect the installers. As I came around the corner, look! The guys are putting up the porch railing. The columns were already put up. The railings …
This is part two of the posts about Streambank Restoration. If you want the whole story, start with Meadowbrook Terrace Streambank Restoration. They are also restoring and repairing the streambanks where Meadow Brook goes behind our new house. Our land ends at the brook. The …
Over the next couple of days they painted the ceiling, sanded the ceiling and gave the ceiling a second coat. This is after the first coat. The painter sanded between coats. The walls have tinted primer. The final paint will not be until after everything …
When I went by this morning there was a van with ladders! A man was masking the windows and the tubs with tape and plastic. When I came back around lunch time he had gotten a lot done already. First he blows on the paint. …
The drywall hangers used drywall stilts. They have two different sizes, for the different ceiling heights. I had heard that drywall stilts are not allowed anymore, so I looked it up. OSHA does prohibit the use of stilts in some areas and states. And their …
