Friday, March 5, 2010

Week 3 - Renovations

This was the week I was dreading. The first "issues" popped up. Whenever "issues" crop up with home improvement projects, it always cost money. The electrician told us that the breaker box was a mess. The builder piggy backed all the circuits. No surprise there. We blow fuses way too often. Typical 70's work. The original electrician was probably stoned when he wired it. All in all, not too costly.
The floor guys tore up the front hall. There was a couple of holes from water damage. That explains where we might have gotten some furry visitors during he winter. It's better to know and get it fixed, but definitely a cost we were not expecting. Ah well, I knew it had to happen at some point.
This week, instead of demolition, there is some framing and full fledged remodeling going on. That's nice to see.
The family is doing really well. We are adjusting to basement life. Demi has really set up a nice space to cook and have dinner. She had the electrician put in an oven outlet in the workroom. The work crew moved the old stove down stairs. So what does Demi do? She cooks a traditional turkey dinner. I mean of course. Why not? Everyone talked about all the take-out they had when they remodeled their kitchens. The kids can't appreciate how good they have it.

No comments: