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c9I'm taking today and tomorrow off* from work so that we can get our new front and side doors installed, wooo! The guys haven't shown up yet to do that but they should be here any minute. In the meantime, the repair crew is here working on the leak in our roof and making the bathroom all lovely again!
We had the bathroom redone in January, you may recall. During the summer rain storms we noticed a couple unusual events -- water dripping from the new ceiling vent, and damage to the drywall of the ceiling due to water. After chasing the construction company for a month (during their busiest period) they finally managed to arrange repairs today (yay!).
Punchline: turns out it's not their fault. The leak is on our plumbing stack which was installed during the childhood of Stephen Harper's parents (approximately). They fixed it anyway, plus finished some caulking they didn't do in January, and sounds like the company won't charge me for the work even though I offered. Yay!
The cats are trapped in the basement room with all this door-opening and banging though, and are unimpressed. I shall visit them regularly, he said gallantly.
* "off-asterisk" is just like off except that I'm still doing work sometimes. It's not really the most fun I've ever had.
We had the bathroom redone in January, you may recall. During the summer rain storms we noticed a couple unusual events -- water dripping from the new ceiling vent, and damage to the drywall of the ceiling due to water. After chasing the construction company for a month (during their busiest period) they finally managed to arrange repairs today (yay!).
Punchline: turns out it's not their fault. The leak is on our plumbing stack which was installed during the childhood of Stephen Harper's parents (approximately). They fixed it anyway, plus finished some caulking they didn't do in January, and sounds like the company won't charge me for the work even though I offered. Yay!
The cats are trapped in the basement room with all this door-opening and banging though, and are unimpressed. I shall visit them regularly, he said gallantly.
* "off-asterisk" is just like off except that I'm still doing work sometimes. It's not really the most fun I've ever had.
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Date: 2008-10-06 05:18 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-10-06 05:29 pm (UTC)(speaking as the proud co-owner of a 70-year-old kitchen, that is)
My skills aren't as exciting as the daily rate I'd have to charge to ensure I didn't go into debt on this little DIY vacation you have in mind!
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Date: 2008-10-06 07:36 pm (UTC)Are you IKEAing the kitchen, or KENTing? (or other, I suppose)
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Date: 2008-10-06 07:45 pm (UTC)We're still weighing options and assessing budgets. The local Home Depot has a great showroom, whereas Kent does not... but I'm not above scoping out what we want at HD and then buying at Kent. There are also a couple of local custom places that are in consideration.
One of the bloody fluorescent lights is acting up, which I'm sure is contributing to the overwhelming desire to rip out the ceiling every time I walk into the kitchen. But if we're going to do that, we might as well bring the counters up to date, and if we're going to do that, we might as well replace the asinine unsealed hardwood floor, too.
Sigh.
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Date: 2008-10-06 07:48 pm (UTC)Another thing you may already have considered: when you're looking at spending $10k+ (which is the minimum for a new kitchen, when you're hiring someone anyway) companies will happily show up and show you lots of pretty catalogues and give you quotes for free. Very handy for comparison shopping.
Also don't forget to play with the IKEA kitchen planner software, even though you're not buying from them. It's a nice way to play with drawer/cabinet placement.