So the electrician did his final inspection. Now I need to get the town guy to come out and sign off. THEN I can get vents going. I think my guy for the vents is getting me an estimate this weekend. He originally did not think he would have to damage the walls in the upstairs bathroom. Now he things he might. Boo. I asked that he try to do it by damaging the hall outside the bathroom instead (this is why I haven't finished the hall- so that in circumstances like this it's all good :).
I hope the light we end up putting in there is brighter. I have this BEAUTIFUL blueish greenish deep wall color that I love, but the light in the room is so yellow that it just distorts it all and makes it look kinda crummy.
July isn't going to be much better. Going to the shore (YAY AUNT DEBBIE!) this weekend. Then I have work on the 10th, 18th, 25th, and I think 31st. Baptism on the 11th, graduation party on the 17th, birthday that I will likely miss but if I can make it to part of I will on the 18th, and no party but both of my brothers' birthdays are this month and will need to be attended to. Oh, and trying to get to a Lady Gaga concert.
So fun stuff, just not terribly house-ish stuff. We do mow the lawn on a regular basis, and have recently looked into the recycling situation. Also, Brendan put up a shelf! (Perhaps I will get a picture of that).
Oh, and we still have the two trees in our back yard. There were two folks that offered to take them- neither of which has had time. And so now one of them I am pretty sure has a new resident: the most ADORABLE chipmunk. It will be sad when he loses his home. *Think Ferngully*
Anywho, that's it for now!
Showing posts with label permit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label permit. Show all posts
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Still Alive- But a Little Held Up
So I am still living in a mess, but here's the thing...
1. have to have closets and shelves and space to organize,...
2. have to have bathrooms done to increase closets and shelves (right now bathroom vanities, mirrors, cabinets, and supplies are all over... once bathrooms are done I will have my closet back, and I will have cabinets in the bathrooms for towels and linens and toilet paper, etc...)
3. have to be able to finish my downstairs bathroom before I can take apart the toilet to do the upstairs...
4. have to paint downstairs bathroom before getting plumber in to put in vanity and toilet...
5. have to have ventilation fans put in before painting (they have to cut open the walls)...
6. have to get the final inspection done from my previous work permits from the town before I can get started on the vents
And the dude's apparently been busy for the last few weeks!!!
Grr. Arg...
Oh well, I have been busy anyways: birthdays (mine on the 23rd) baby shower, wedding, town street festival, visiting family, graduation parties and ceremonies, etc...
HAPPY SUMMER!
1. have to have closets and shelves and space to organize,...
2. have to have bathrooms done to increase closets and shelves (right now bathroom vanities, mirrors, cabinets, and supplies are all over... once bathrooms are done I will have my closet back, and I will have cabinets in the bathrooms for towels and linens and toilet paper, etc...)
3. have to be able to finish my downstairs bathroom before I can take apart the toilet to do the upstairs...
4. have to paint downstairs bathroom before getting plumber in to put in vanity and toilet...
5. have to have ventilation fans put in before painting (they have to cut open the walls)...
6. have to get the final inspection done from my previous work permits from the town before I can get started on the vents
And the dude's apparently been busy for the last few weeks!!!
Grr. Arg...
Oh well, I have been busy anyways: birthdays (mine on the 23rd) baby shower, wedding, town street festival, visiting family, graduation parties and ceremonies, etc...
HAPPY SUMMER!
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Recycling...
So OK, it's not bad enough that I have turned to blogging to sort of let everyone know what's going on with the house, but now I am plagiarizing my own emails to use as blog material. Who cares- it's good for the environment!
:)
Picture updates from last weekend to come, but until then... this is where I stand:
Giving up for now on:
fireplace, baseboard heating, finishing bathrooms before moving, and finishing kitchen before next year.
Pending giving up:
residing the house, finishing the sun room. (the outside looks dreadful and will be more noticeable as the weather gets nicer. Can't reside until I am ready to fix/replace sun room windows because they might be a different size. Can't replace windows until I am ready to insulate the walls and fix it up because it would be silly to spend the money on better windows is the walls and floor are still uninsulated)
Reasons why:
have to upgrade electric. had to pay for permits and inspections by licenced electrician, may need to put in hard wired smoke and carbon detectors, will need to pay for some of the painting and trim work that I originally thought I could do myself, some plumbing needed in the bathrooms to put in scald guards, all of which at this point is totalling about 6-8K.
Good News:
getting my 7 radiators picked up, cleaned (via sandblaster), repainted, and dropped back off for about 2/3s of what it was originally quoted. Hooray for the benefits of paying cash and good family friends.
Also, while it stinks that I will be paying for some of the painting, they are giving me good rates on the labor, and I think in the end I will be both happy to have my life back sooner, as well as happier with the final result.
Currently: wall work is being finished, Brendan and father should be doing the floors this weekend, and in between that there shall be continued painting of the upstairs. Electric should be mostly done this week.
:)
Picture updates from last weekend to come, but until then... this is where I stand:
Giving up for now on:
fireplace, baseboard heating, finishing bathrooms before moving, and finishing kitchen before next year.
Pending giving up:
residing the house, finishing the sun room. (the outside looks dreadful and will be more noticeable as the weather gets nicer. Can't reside until I am ready to fix/replace sun room windows because they might be a different size. Can't replace windows until I am ready to insulate the walls and fix it up because it would be silly to spend the money on better windows is the walls and floor are still uninsulated)
Reasons why:
have to upgrade electric. had to pay for permits and inspections by licenced electrician, may need to put in hard wired smoke and carbon detectors, will need to pay for some of the painting and trim work that I originally thought I could do myself, some plumbing needed in the bathrooms to put in scald guards, all of which at this point is totalling about 6-8K.
Good News:
getting my 7 radiators picked up, cleaned (via sandblaster), repainted, and dropped back off for about 2/3s of what it was originally quoted. Hooray for the benefits of paying cash and good family friends.
Also, while it stinks that I will be paying for some of the painting, they are giving me good rates on the labor, and I think in the end I will be both happy to have my life back sooner, as well as happier with the final result.
Currently: wall work is being finished, Brendan and father should be doing the floors this weekend, and in between that there shall be continued painting of the upstairs. Electric should be mostly done this week.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Moving Right Along
What the contractor did (until the permit dude stopped him)...
The Kitchen: they took out the wall between the radiator and the counter and did a whole lot of sheet rocking.
Living room: sheet rocked, and tiny 'closet' cleaned up.
We pushed the doorway in to the bedroom/office making the hall bigger. I think it looks fab. (Now the laundry is in the hall instead of the bedroom.)
Office/ Bedroom: We had found water in this wall and the guess is that it's from the A/C unit in the wall upstairs, and now that it has been open and dry, despite a monsoon, I think the problem is solved.
What I did...
First coat Saturday: Clearly we took this very seriously.
My new front door, lights, and fan:
This was what I was "Krave"-ing.
The Kitchen: they took out the wall between the radiator and the counter and did a whole lot of sheet rocking.
Living room: sheet rocked, and tiny 'closet' cleaned up.
We pushed the doorway in to the bedroom/office making the hall bigger. I think it looks fab. (Now the laundry is in the hall instead of the bedroom.)
Office/ Bedroom: We had found water in this wall and the guess is that it's from the A/C unit in the wall upstairs, and now that it has been open and dry, despite a monsoon, I think the problem is solved.
What I did...
First coat Saturday: Clearly we took this very seriously.
My new front door, lights, and fan:
This was what I was "Krave"-ing.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Building Permits
Soooooo, ... I thought you needed permits for changing big things, or putting on an addition. I didn't know you needed permits for every stupid little thing you do. Basically, I buy a house and don't want the walls to decay and crumble around me... I need a permit. I find a bathroom vanity constructed out of sheet rock and wrapped in wallpaper then painted over unsavory, I need a permit. If I want to replace frayed wires with new, or make sure I have the proper scald guard on my shower plumbing, I need a permit.
I would have thought maintaining a standing house with the proper structure, electricity, and plumbing was something that in itself helped the town in that the property values are protected, less foreclosures, house fires, etc. I think one (the Reeves) should pay the town to NOT do that kind of maintenance. But it is a bit of a double whammy to have to pay the town to better the town. It's not like I was putting on an addition.
Oh well. My dumpster tipped them off that I was ridding my house of the creepy, weird, and disgusting. I didn't realize I needed a permit, but then again after reading this paperwork I think I might have opted to avoid it anyways (kidding!).
Gargamel!
I would have thought maintaining a standing house with the proper structure, electricity, and plumbing was something that in itself helped the town in that the property values are protected, less foreclosures, house fires, etc. I think one (the Reeves) should pay the town to NOT do that kind of maintenance. But it is a bit of a double whammy to have to pay the town to better the town. It's not like I was putting on an addition.
Oh well. My dumpster tipped them off that I was ridding my house of the creepy, weird, and disgusting. I didn't realize I needed a permit, but then again after reading this paperwork I think I might have opted to avoid it anyways (kidding!).
Gargamel!
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