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On Monday, I managed to slap together the first of the framing for the outer walls. That was also the first day of client meetings, and we had a lot of material to cover. Yesterday was the last day of meetings, so I did …
You’ve heard me rant about both Calgary Transit and Air Canada. They have their cases of really missing the ball on serving their audience. As much as I complain about them, they’ve got nothing on this case of just …
So last night I was in quite the rush to get home and get back to working in the basement. I’m trying to make the most use of time possible to try and get everything into place before the floor heating pipes are laid — …
Here’s what’s different: Office and mechanical rooms swapped (this was done because the boiler can’t vent up a chimney — too low-temperature, so the condensation from the exhaust would completely rust the thing out; on …
I’ve finally managed to add something to the basement rather than just take it away. (That’s adding something myself, I should add — the plumbers have already beaten me to the punch of adding something.) But first I had …
On Saturday, I scooted around doing a number of errands. One of them was ordering in the materials I need to frame and insulate the basement. Part of this is in preparation for the heated floor, part of this is to …
Well, at least this year. If you’ve ever worked in an office, you’ll enjoy this. Bud Light Swear Jar.
When I got home yesterday, we had a brand-new visitor at the house: a giant yellow refuse bin from Rubbish Express. This is to haul away all the leftovers pulled from the basement in the process of preparing it for …
Okay, I know, I’m probably doing something I said I wouldn’t be doing. But I have to admit, this is already pretty cool. When I put out my first post a couple of days ago, I shot to the top of a list of one for …
The first contractors arrive tomorrow, so we’ve been in a push to get the basement ready for them. So far, we’ve managed to remove all the inner walls, lights (except two in the ceiling), carpet, some of the floor tiles, …