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Shrinkage.
Met with the cabinet maker yesterday, so that he could do a final measure before sending the kitchen plans into production, now that the interior framing is essentially complete. SURPRISE!!!!….but not the good kind. 😦 We are two feet shorter in … Continue reading
Lots more progress…
I could sum up this week’s progress in one word. DIRTY. Actually, I shouldn’t say just that…there is strong evidence of a lot of work, it’s just that the dirt and dust seem to take center stage. I wish that … Continue reading
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What a difference a week makes!
So, I’m not sure if it was the prospect of the change of weather, or if our new framing crew is just THAT good…I suspect it’s the latter…but we’ve had a very good week on the project. We were introduced to … Continue reading
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Concrete and some lumber…framing is next
Things are finally moving along, I’m happy to report! Over the last week, the opening was cut in the basement wall. Of course there was one little issue where the contractors busted through the WRONG SPOT…but I won’t go into … Continue reading
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Kitchen plans
It’s been a sloooooow week for the Foster Cottage Reno project. The block foundation has a nice coat of black sticky tar, and has been wrapped with foam board insulation, but other than that…nada. All of my scurrying last weekend … Continue reading
Do you think our neighbors love us yet?
This weekend, we had the realization that the builders will likely need to break through the basement wall early this week. In order to pour the concrete floor in the basement, they want to have the opening created, so it … Continue reading
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Kitchen counter shopping
Thursday night of this week, we met with John Nagg of Acclaimed Kitchens to discuss the final details of the kitchen design. Â He is going to build our island top, but for the counters for the rest of the kitchen, … Continue reading
Foundation
Our guys from Best Builders have had a busy week! Amazingly, despite some serious rainfall, they have been able to work around it keeping things dry, and lay the block foundation as well as the brick for what will show … Continue reading
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Progress!
I’ve had a very busy couple of weeks…we are just back from a vacation in New England, and the week before that, I was out of town for a week on business. But in light of the progress made, I’m … Continue reading
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Foster Cottage “before”
While I try to figure out what I’m doing, I thought that I could post some photos of the house as it is today. One day soon, I’ll find the true “before” photos, of the house when we moved in, … Continue reading
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Foster Cottage Reno 