We put in some more time in the TV Room. We are making progress but we are still a long way out.
Part of the problem is dealing with all the plaster. We've filled four 30 gallon garbage bags and haven't even completed tearing down one wall.
We are taking the bags of plaster and loading them in my car. I'm going to take them to the dump on Thursday. But five bags is going to be the limit I can haul at one time in my SUV.
But, we are progressing.
Thursday, June 28, 2018
Monday, June 25, 2018
The Eve of Destruction
It's opening night of the remodel and we are officially underway. We are doing what we do best...destruction!
We got a good start on two different walls. We also got the radiator out of the room and in the course of doing that, we did some pretty good destruction of our nice wood floors.
I hope we don't have more mistakes like that.
Sunday, June 24, 2018
The Start of the Next Project
It is time to get another project going here at this old house.
This time we are taking on what we call, the TV Room. It could be a home office, a bedroom, or a sitting room. But for us, it's the TV room...the room where we almost never watch TV.
It should be an easy project for us because we are not doing anything major. We are removing the plaster and lath from the walls and then dry walling the walls and the ceiling. There will be a little rewiring and moving the cable connection for the TV.
Therefore, I am making the proclamation and setting the goal to be finished by the end of August.
(Appropriate pause to allow the laughter to subside)
Today, we have moved the couch out and a couple of tables. We left the giant and unreasonably heavy armoire in there because the TV is still inside it and we have no place to put it right now.
I am currently waiting for all the radiators to drain. I started about two hours ago and as of just now, there is still a trickle. Once the trickle has become drip, I will remove that radiator shown in the corner so we can really get in to all the cranny's and the nooks.
So let the remodel begin!
This time we are taking on what we call, the TV Room. It could be a home office, a bedroom, or a sitting room. But for us, it's the TV room...the room where we almost never watch TV.
It should be an easy project for us because we are not doing anything major. We are removing the plaster and lath from the walls and then dry walling the walls and the ceiling. There will be a little rewiring and moving the cable connection for the TV.
Therefore, I am making the proclamation and setting the goal to be finished by the end of August.
(Appropriate pause to allow the laughter to subside)
So let the remodel begin!
Saturday, June 23, 2018
Attach of the Multiplicitous Moss
In between a variety of jobs I am doing around the house, I am helping my local handyman who is cleaning the moss off the roof.
Last year, we hired the son of our friend Mark, to come over and put some zinc stripes up on the roof. The zinc is supposed to run down the roof when it rains and kill the moss.
It's a year later now and the moss is quite healthy. So Mitch is back today to remove the moss. He's up there on the steep roof with a broom and a putty knife to clean out under each shingle.
He's doing a great job.
While Mitch is up doing the work that I should be doing, I have gone out and taken delivery of our latest investment in our home winery.
No, that is not a still. Although, that would be nice too. We bought us a top of the line, enamel coated Hand Crank Grape Crusher. It stands just over six feet tall and it is hungry for some grapes.
Unfortunately, it will have to wait until October when the harvest is in.
When we started looking at this, it was $420.00. Then we realized we would need the stand as well. That was $300.00. Then we realized it had to be shipped, which tacked on another $120.00. And of course, we couldn't get out of this transaction without paying some sort of tax to someone, $79.00.
So, our $420.00 grape crusher cost us just short of a thousand dollars. It's a good thing I like wine.
Last year, we hired the son of our friend Mark, to come over and put some zinc stripes up on the roof. The zinc is supposed to run down the roof when it rains and kill the moss.
It's a year later now and the moss is quite healthy. So Mitch is back today to remove the moss. He's up there on the steep roof with a broom and a putty knife to clean out under each shingle.
He's doing a great job.
Unfortunately, it will have to wait until October when the harvest is in.
When we started looking at this, it was $420.00. Then we realized we would need the stand as well. That was $300.00. Then we realized it had to be shipped, which tacked on another $120.00. And of course, we couldn't get out of this transaction without paying some sort of tax to someone, $79.00.
So, our $420.00 grape crusher cost us just short of a thousand dollars. It's a good thing I like wine.
Saturday, June 16, 2018
Yard Sale Saturday
If it's a rainy Saturday in June, it must be the Corbin Park Yard Sale.
Today is no exception. I got up at 7:30 (which qualifies as sleeping in) and got the signs out around the neighborhood. I also placed an ad in the Classified section of the newspaper.
I drove around the park and saw about ten yards set up for the sale. That's 10 out of a possible 83.
I noticed a few other sales setting up on Cleaveland, a block off the park and I'll bet there are others on Euclid, a block off the other side of the park.
I'll check back later to update the weather, the sale, and how many beers I've had.
11:27AM: We took a stroll around the park to check out the sales. We had already arranged with one neighbor to buy a Weber Charcoal Grill for $30.00. Along the way we bought a stuffed snow man, $1, for the Teddy Bear Toss, an unopened "Derek and the Domino's" record album for a dollar, and a canister vacuum for 30 bucks.
3:21PM: I just wasted two watching "Baywatch", the movie, not the TV show. Although both are equally stupid.
5:58PM: Well, this was a pretty useless day as far as accomplishments go. sometimes, that's okay. I'm okay with it.
Today is no exception. I got up at 7:30 (which qualifies as sleeping in) and got the signs out around the neighborhood. I also placed an ad in the Classified section of the newspaper.
I drove around the park and saw about ten yards set up for the sale. That's 10 out of a possible 83.
I noticed a few other sales setting up on Cleaveland, a block off the park and I'll bet there are others on Euclid, a block off the other side of the park.
I'll check back later to update the weather, the sale, and how many beers I've had.
11:27AM: We took a stroll around the park to check out the sales. We had already arranged with one neighbor to buy a Weber Charcoal Grill for $30.00. Along the way we bought a stuffed snow man, $1, for the Teddy Bear Toss, an unopened "Derek and the Domino's" record album for a dollar, and a canister vacuum for 30 bucks.
3:21PM: I just wasted two watching "Baywatch", the movie, not the TV show. Although both are equally stupid.
5:58PM: Well, this was a pretty useless day as far as accomplishments go. sometimes, that's okay. I'm okay with it.
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Se7en Years of Bad Luck?
Back in 2012, we remodeled the main floor entry and hallway. Among the fun stuff we discovered, we found a note from former owners of the house behind a mirror.
They had purchased and hung the mirror back in the winter of 1945. They wrote on the wall, leaving their names and the date. Susan had planned to wallpaper that area but this revelation put the kibosh on that idea. We ended up wallpapering right up to the area and then rehanging the mirror over it.
We even added our own comments.
You can refer to our posts back in July of 2012 for more details. Specifically, July 28th, 2012 shows a picture of the mirror just after we hung it.
Well, now we have to add some new comments. When we replaced the mirror, we did not screw it into the wall as it was when originally hung. I placed some reinforcements on the frame and added a chain to hang it by.
That lasted for six years. It fell off the wall tonight and totally shattered the 6 foot mirror and pretty much destroyed the frame as well. Oops!
They had purchased and hung the mirror back in the winter of 1945. They wrote on the wall, leaving their names and the date. Susan had planned to wallpaper that area but this revelation put the kibosh on that idea. We ended up wallpapering right up to the area and then rehanging the mirror over it.
Well, now we have to add some new comments. When we replaced the mirror, we did not screw it into the wall as it was when originally hung. I placed some reinforcements on the frame and added a chain to hang it by.
That lasted for six years. It fell off the wall tonight and totally shattered the 6 foot mirror and pretty much destroyed the frame as well. Oops!
Saturday, June 02, 2018
First Saturday in June
It's Saturday morning and we enjoyed a good solid sleep in...to almost 9AM. I'm not really sure what is on the docket for today. Susan has mentioned something about completing her planting, although I'm not sure what that entails.
One thing I would like to do is tear into the Carriage House and clean and organize a little. Both are crucial...the cleaning is needed badly but the organizing is really needed more badder.
I have come up with a crook in the road. I need to go over to the General Store and find out about a front wheel bearing for my car. It's going out and needs to be replaced.
Okay, the bearing thing is taken care of. I can pick it up tomorrow for $114.00. I have a guy who will do the work next weekend.
Now it's time to work on the Carriage House.
I made some progress on the C.H. Nothing great but it's a little cleaner. That's like saying ISIS is a little less evil.
It is approaching 5:00 and we are heading down to ArtFest in Cd'A Park. I hope to return with pictures.
This was really the only picture I took at ArtFest. These two dogs were transfixed on a squirrel up in a tree. They held that pose until their owner moved them on down the lane.
It was a typical ArtFest except the food offerings were much more limited. Susan was looking forward to a Gyro from Azar's but they weren't even there this year.
One thing I would like to do is tear into the Carriage House and clean and organize a little. Both are crucial...the cleaning is needed badly but the organizing is really needed more badder.
I have come up with a crook in the road. I need to go over to the General Store and find out about a front wheel bearing for my car. It's going out and needs to be replaced.
Okay, the bearing thing is taken care of. I can pick it up tomorrow for $114.00. I have a guy who will do the work next weekend.
Now it's time to work on the Carriage House.
I made some progress on the C.H. Nothing great but it's a little cleaner. That's like saying ISIS is a little less evil.
It is approaching 5:00 and we are heading down to ArtFest in Cd'A Park. I hope to return with pictures.
It was a typical ArtFest except the food offerings were much more limited. Susan was looking forward to a Gyro from Azar's but they weren't even there this year.
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