Well, we are now back from our 'adventure' - it was good to go away & it's good to return.
I thought that we would take a day of shopping & return to Bamfield on Sunday, but we just blasted through Home Depot & made it into Bamfield around 9 pm - that's about 30 hours of traveling!
We had a bit of a surprise happen to the house while we were away - the drywaller we have been trying to get to even call us for the last YEAR decided to 'take pity' on us & without even calling us to discuss time frame, cost or what we wanted done, has come in & done the taping. He will return on Monday to do the mudding & hopefully I can get into the house by the end of the week to clean up the drywall dust & other dirt so that I can prime & paint.
We've been hoping to move by the end of March & now the pressure has been turned up higher. The landlord has found new tenants!! We weren't sure if he wanted to rent out the top half of the house or if he was going to sell the place or even if he was going to move in here himself.....he's rather wishy-washy & it's difficult to get him to say directly what's going on. Well, we now have only until the end of the month!!! Arckkkk!!
But, I've not got much work lined up for March, so I've got lots of time to get the house ready for the move. I'm actually more interested in gardening right now than painting!! I did all the painting in my dreams while on vacation & I've moved on......Now to actually do the work!
So, hopefully by the end of the week, we'll have photos of the house available again. I really don't want to go into the house while the drywaller is there - I just want the work done. I had really hoped that the regular crew would have worked on the deck railings & stairs & the inside stairs - I really want them OUT of the house, but they got 'sick' while we were gone so nothing was done. Typical.
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Friday, February 29, 2008
Monday, February 18, 2008
Gone on Vacation
Well, we are leaving (again) for a vacation down in Cancun! We will be gone until March 1 or 2nd & when we return, it will be crazy-time again with the mudding & taping (because no one else will do it) & the painting & moving in of stuff.
The Dude is apparently showing up today (first time in over a month to do 'work') because he is suppposedly 'working' on 'things' while we are away. I'm not holding my breath & would rather he didn't show up so we can lock the house up for 2 weeks.
I don't know where Phil finds this 'faith' that something will be done while we are away. I'd rather just KNOW that that house is empty while we are away & have fun on the beaches!
So, no updates will be posted for 2 weeks. But feel free to browse through old posts, get caught up & leave us notes on the blog.
ps: this is NOT my photo, I loved it so much I 'borrowed' it from my photographer friend Mark L. Craighead. (just in case he checks the blog...)
The Dude is apparently showing up today (first time in over a month to do 'work') because he is suppposedly 'working' on 'things' while we are away. I'm not holding my breath & would rather he didn't show up so we can lock the house up for 2 weeks.
I don't know where Phil finds this 'faith' that something will be done while we are away. I'd rather just KNOW that that house is empty while we are away & have fun on the beaches!
So, no updates will be posted for 2 weeks. But feel free to browse through old posts, get caught up & leave us notes on the blog.
ps: this is NOT my photo, I loved it so much I 'borrowed' it from my photographer friend Mark L. Craighead. (just in case he checks the blog...)
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Drywall Done Hung
Today is a good day. The sun came out this afternoon!
Also, the drywall is all done & hung. Well, except for the one last half wall
that will go on the outside of the stairs up to the loft - but that isn't going to be installed until after the stairs are put in. Which will be when....???
This shot shows the half wall up in the loft & is also looking into the bathroom (door with 2 glass blocks on top) & the 'pantry' closet on the right. Back entrance is to the left of the bathroom door.
This shot shows the other half wall of the loft - with a cool & interesting hole cut.....too bad - you'll have to wait to see what goes there!!!
It also shows the ceiling above the kitchen & the hallway going back to the bathroom & entrance. Plus our awesome cedar posts going up to the peak.
This shot is at the top of the stairs in the loft looking to the west wall (the bathroom is underneath this side of the loft). Phil left 2 access holes for storage & we will get our cabinet maker to make pull-out drawers for our clothes. In the little tiny space to the left of the window we will also design some closets for hanging items. There will be one for each window & will hopefully not stick out too far into the room. We have just enough room for a future king size bed & end tables too.
This is looking to the east side of the loft. The kitchen is under this side & you can see that cool & interesting hole in the wall looking out over the dining room. This wall also has 2 access holes & will have pull-out drawers. There are pot lights already in the pine that will shine downwards so when we open the drawers, we have light.
This is the window wall. There is a cool design feature that is hidden by the scaffolding. Can't wait til that stuff is out of the house!! Will show us a bit more light & room & will make moving around easier. But, have to wait til the mudding is finished....
This shot is from the back wall of the loft - I should have kneeled down so that you'd get the view that we will have from the bed. Just enough to let us know what's going on down the harbour & not enough for the harbour to know about us..... ;)
The eagles around here have been acting pretty silly these last few days. Spring is in the air & they are swooping & swooshing around - jumping from tree to tree - making all sorts of noise & then they just sit there. Right outside the house. This picture is zooming right in, so it might not be all that clear, but it's almost dark now & they are still sitting there. There might be as many as a dozen 'couples' flying around town, so it gets pretty noisy. I hope that they will find a tree that we can see from the deck of the new house. I would rather miss sitting at the table & being able to see these birds....
Also, the drywall is all done & hung. Well, except for the one last half wall
that will go on the outside of the stairs up to the loft - but that isn't going to be installed until after the stairs are put in. Which will be when....???This shot shows the half wall up in the loft & is also looking into the bathroom (door with 2 glass blocks on top) & the 'pantry' closet on the right. Back entrance is to the left of the bathroom door.
This shot shows the other half wall of the loft - with a cool & interesting hole cut.....too bad - you'll have to wait to see what goes there!!!It also shows the ceiling above the kitchen & the hallway going back to the bathroom & entrance. Plus our awesome cedar posts going up to the peak.
This shot is at the top of the stairs in the loft looking to the west wall (the bathroom is underneath this side of the loft). Phil left 2 access holes for storage & we will get our cabinet maker to make pull-out drawers for our clothes. In the little tiny space to the left of the window we will also design some closets for hanging items. There will be one for each window & will hopefully not stick out too far into the room. We have just enough room for a future king size bed & end tables too.
This is looking to the east side of the loft. The kitchen is under this side & you can see that cool & interesting hole in the wall looking out over the dining room. This wall also has 2 access holes & will have pull-out drawers. There are pot lights already in the pine that will shine downwards so when we open the drawers, we have light.
This is the window wall. There is a cool design feature that is hidden by the scaffolding. Can't wait til that stuff is out of the house!! Will show us a bit more light & room & will make moving around easier. But, have to wait til the mudding is finished....
This shot is from the back wall of the loft - I should have kneeled down so that you'd get the view that we will have from the bed. Just enough to let us know what's going on down the harbour & not enough for the harbour to know about us..... ;)
The eagles around here have been acting pretty silly these last few days. Spring is in the air & they are swooping & swooshing around - jumping from tree to tree - making all sorts of noise & then they just sit there. Right outside the house. This picture is zooming right in, so it might not be all that clear, but it's almost dark now & they are still sitting there. There might be as many as a dozen 'couples' flying around town, so it gets pretty noisy. I hope that they will find a tree that we can see from the deck of the new house. I would rather miss sitting at the table & being able to see these birds....Saturday, February 9, 2008
Pine Ceiling Complete!
Well, I'm a few days behind, but the pine ceiling is FINISHED!! And just in time, Dave - the man who came in at the beginning of January to help us fix our roof, was working on the ceiling & he finished the ceiling on Wednesday which was his last day with us. We are sad to see him leave, but he had his life to attend to & we are actually close enough now, that we don't need to have 3 workers. [well, it's really only Phil & Steve because Colin seems to be having issues with coming into work....]
Anyway - here's the ceiling & yes, it's not had a coat of wood protector applied. We don't have the money to do it right now & the windows are supposed to help protect the inside of the house.
It's a project for a winter when we feel that we need to do it. Besides, we are about ready to start the mudding of the drywall & when all that dust gets going in the air, I'd be concerned that it would start to stick to the ceiling (which it will anyway) but knowing how this project is going - the ceiling would still be tacky & the dust would ruin it.....
In other words, we don't want to do it right now.
Phil is upstairs today working on the knee walls in the loft. He's making the openings we need for access to the storage space there. I can hear him hammering from the other house! Once the holes are cut, we'll be able to put in the drywall & then later on we'll get our cabinet maker to help us design the pull-out drawers that will also be installed in the wall.
We are now in the tough part of the job. The finishing work. Phil thought he had some tough decisions to m
ake before, well, there are about 10 times more coming up!!
Here's another detail that was just added. We had 2 glass blocks left over from the window so I thought that Phil would like to see them used. We installed them just above the bathroom door. It should look pretty cool when the light shines through them....
Taking a shot of the office is tough, can't get a wide enough angle. So I just stood in the far corner & got Phil at the end of the day.
I'm so used to seeing everything open that when they put the drywall up in the kitchen area, I finally got a real feeling about the house. This is the kitchen area. We do have an island going in - but I'm holding off on the final design of that until the cabinets are installed. The original size was 3 by 5 - which I have the feeling will be too big. So once all the equipement is moved out of the way & the area is cleaned up a bit, I will be able to get in there & start taking measurements of our kitchen table & where the island might come out.
This shot is of the rest of the kitchen/dining room area. Phil is also working on putting plastic on the south wall before the drywall goes up. It's tricky because it's mostly window & the plastic needs to be sealed down - either with red tuck tape or black sticky goo.
We've sent in our papers for the insurance claim on the roof & the windows. Hopefully we should hear back from them by the middle of March - cross your fingers for a good refund. We need that money to finish the house!!
Anyway - here's the ceiling & yes, it's not had a coat of wood protector applied. We don't have the money to do it right now & the windows are supposed to help protect the inside of the house.
It's a project for a winter when we feel that we need to do it. Besides, we are about ready to start the mudding of the drywall & when all that dust gets going in the air, I'd be concerned that it would start to stick to the ceiling (which it will anyway) but knowing how this project is going - the ceiling would still be tacky & the dust would ruin it.....
In other words, we don't want to do it right now.
Phil is upstairs today working on the knee walls in the loft. He's making the openings we need for access to the storage space there. I can hear him hammering from the other house! Once the holes are cut, we'll be able to put in the drywall & then later on we'll get our cabinet maker to help us design the pull-out drawers that will also be installed in the wall.
We are now in the tough part of the job. The finishing work. Phil thought he had some tough decisions to m
ake before, well, there are about 10 times more coming up!!Here's another detail that was just added. We had 2 glass blocks left over from the window so I thought that Phil would like to see them used. We installed them just above the bathroom door. It should look pretty cool when the light shines through them....
Taking a shot of the office is tough, can't get a wide enough angle. So I just stood in the far corner & got Phil at the end of the day.
I'm so used to seeing everything open that when they put the drywall up in the kitchen area, I finally got a real feeling about the house. This is the kitchen area. We do have an island going in - but I'm holding off on the final design of that until the cabinets are installed. The original size was 3 by 5 - which I have the feeling will be too big. So once all the equipement is moved out of the way & the area is cleaned up a bit, I will be able to get in there & start taking measurements of our kitchen table & where the island might come out.
This shot is of the rest of the kitchen/dining room area. Phil is also working on putting plastic on the south wall before the drywall goes up. It's tricky because it's mostly window & the plastic needs to be sealed down - either with red tuck tape or black sticky goo.We've sent in our papers for the insurance claim on the roof & the windows. Hopefully we should hear back from them by the middle of March - cross your fingers for a good refund. We need that money to finish the house!!
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Laundry Area Drywalled
Today was a wonderfully sunny day! There was quite a bit of ice around here again & once the sun started to warm things up, it was DRIP, DRIP, DRIP....We need to get our drain pipes re-attached to the gutters & I hope the convince the guys to do it tomorrow while it is still sunny.
Phil & I went over to the house today to work like mad people. I hauled out the wet/dry vac & went to town on THE WHOLE house. I'm exhausted right now, but the house looks fabulous... for all of 24 hours til someone comes into work tomorrow.
The first floor is DONE for drywall - well, except for a small spot in the ceiling & the bathroom, which Phil was working on today.
Here are the laundry area shots:
Yup - that's my shadow. I'm standing in the added on door on the west wall & I'm looking east where there is a hall way & the east back door. The space here is laundry/mud room/work space & off on the right is the entrance to the suite (can't see it) & the stairs going up to our space.
This shot is taken from the suite doorway. On the right is the west wall door with all that glorious sun shining in. There is a light switch on the far right - beside that is the stairs going up. We will have a freezer underneath the electrical panel, under the window will be the laundry tub & on the wall beside that will be the washer & dryer.
I decided to take this one right outside the house. This is the east back door looking down the hallway to the window where the laundry tub will be.
This is such a cool effect - looking at the pine ceiling & then looking out the windows, the pine just continues through!
We will worry about putting a finish on the inside pine once the house is all done - so, probably not until the fall or winter when we have a bit more time (& maybe some money again). We shall see what the summer will do for the ceiling, but the windows are low-UV - meaning, they block a lot of UV already. I really don't want to have to worry about getting up to the top of the ceiling every few years to deal with applying a finish because the ceiling is fading or becoming discoloured in patches........
This is it for today - am too tired to add other photos. Will continue outside tomorrow - hopefully - & get the yard under control (again)
Phil & I went over to the house today to work like mad people. I hauled out the wet/dry vac & went to town on THE WHOLE house. I'm exhausted right now, but the house looks fabulous... for all of 24 hours til someone comes into work tomorrow.
The first floor is DONE for drywall - well, except for a small spot in the ceiling & the bathroom, which Phil was working on today.
Here are the laundry area shots:
Yup - that's my shadow. I'm standing in the added on door on the west wall & I'm looking east where there is a hall way & the east back door. The space here is laundry/mud room/work space & off on the right is the entrance to the suite (can't see it) & the stairs going up to our space.
This shot is taken from the suite doorway. On the right is the west wall door with all that glorious sun shining in. There is a light switch on the far right - beside that is the stairs going up. We will have a freezer underneath the electrical panel, under the window will be the laundry tub & on the wall beside that will be the washer & dryer.
I decided to take this one right outside the house. This is the east back door looking down the hallway to the window where the laundry tub will be.
This is such a cool effect - looking at the pine ceiling & then looking out the windows, the pine just continues through!We will worry about putting a finish on the inside pine once the house is all done - so, probably not until the fall or winter when we have a bit more time (& maybe some money again). We shall see what the summer will do for the ceiling, but the windows are low-UV - meaning, they block a lot of UV already. I really don't want to have to worry about getting up to the top of the ceiling every few years to deal with applying a finish because the ceiling is fading or becoming discoloured in patches........
This is it for today - am too tired to add other photos. Will continue outside tomorrow - hopefully - & get the yard under control (again)
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