Author Archives: Jim Vanderveen

About Jim Vanderveen

I'm a bit of a Renaissance man, with far too many hobbies for my free time! But more important than any hobby is my family. My proudest accomplishment has been raising some great kids! And somehow convincing my wife to put up with me since 1988. ;)

TV antenna removal

Posted on 2007-05-16 by Jim Vanderveen

I tricked [Andy][] into stopping by my house for lunch yesterday. (Easy enough–I merely offered to take him to [Wenelli’s][].) We tried to salvage the TV antenna before the roof gets stripped. We tried to let the mast down using … Continue reading →

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Demolition party!

Posted on 2007-05-15 by Jim Vanderveen

We’re going to be hosting a demolition party this Saturday (5/19) starting at 07:00 am (when it’s nice and cool). Come later if that’s more convenient for you. Our objective: tear off the roof structure. (The shingles are already going … Continue reading →

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Floor insulation

Posted on 2007-05-14 by Jim Vanderveen

The insulation for our floors was installed in the addition this morning. Start to finish took about an hour. Good thing they started before I left for work; otherwise, I would have missed this entirely! I put a small [floor … Continue reading →

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Quilt shop sheathing

Posted on 2007-05-13 by Jim Vanderveen

Between Andy, Barb, and me, we got all the walls of the quilt shop sheathed, although I still need to drive some more nails into the middle of the OSB panels. We also need to sheath the gables. Once that’s … Continue reading →

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First remodel injury

Posted on 2007-05-12 by Jim Vanderveen

Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later. We’ve had our first noteworthy injury: Barb was walking along the joists and her foot slipped. She landed on the joist with the inside of her thigh. Not only did she … Continue reading →

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Inspection #2

Posted on 2007-05-11 by Jim Vanderveen

We get our second inspection today: joists and under-floor plumbing for the addition. While we were waiting for the inspector to do his thing with the addition, we continued work on Barb’s quilt shop. Speaking of the quilt shop… After … Continue reading →

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Trusses are here!

Posted on 2007-05-09 by Jim Vanderveen

[Western Wood Fabricators][wwf] delivered the trusses this morning. Check out the [truss photoset][] on Flickr. [wwf]: http://www.wwftruss.com/ [truss photoset]: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sonicchicken/sets/72157600197090377/

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What a weekend!

Posted on 2007-05-09 by Jim Vanderveen

I can’t believe it’s been five days since I wrote an entry here. Seems longer in some ways, shorter in others… Over the last few days, the framers have been installing the remaining joists. This morning, they finished with that … Continue reading →

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Store Wars

Posted on 2007-05-05 by Jim Vanderveen

This is hilarious! [Store Wars](http://www.storewars.org/flash/) Thanks for the reminder, Misty!

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More joists, more rain

Posted on 2007-05-04 by Jim Vanderveen

The framing crew carried on without me yesterday afternoon. They finished blocking the bedrooms and got the most of the joist headers nailed in and marked. I took some more photos from yesterday afternoon and added them to the [floor … Continue reading →

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