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. ;)

Floor joists

Posted on 2007-05-03 by Jim Vanderveen

The floor of our addition began in earnest today. Technically the sill plate could be considered the beginning of the floor, but the beams and joists started going in today, and joists are something you can actually walk upon! Barb … Continue reading →

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Rain and remodeling

Posted on 2007-05-02 by Jim Vanderveen

Well, it’s been raining on and off since yesterday evening. Our lumber package (or at least a sizable chunk of it) arrived yesterday morning, and the framer was on-site putting the [sill plate][] on the addition, but it’s too wet … Continue reading →

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Porch tear-off

Posted on 2007-04-30 by Jim Vanderveen

We tore off the back porch this weekend to make way for the sub-floor on our addition. Continue reading →

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A little Apache magic…

Posted on 2007-04-27 by Jim Vanderveen

I got tired of telling people the lengthy URL for the remodel project: http://sonicchicken.net/blog/wordpress/tags/remodel I’ve added the following shortcut to my config: http://sonicchicken.net/remodel That’s just the domain name followed by “remodel” — short and sweet!

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Foundation poured

Posted on 2007-04-26 by Jim Vanderveen

Our foundation was poured today–woo hoo! Check out our [foundation pour photoset](http://www.flickr.com/photos/sonicchicken/sets/72157600135095510/ “Pictures of the foundation pour”) on Flickr.

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Foundation inspection: Passed!

Posted on 2007-04-25 by Jim Vanderveen

(Also see our [foundation photoset](http://www.flickr.com/photos/sonicchicken/sets/72157600131207010/) on flickr.) We passed our foundation inspection(s) on the first try. Woot! We’re getting three truckloads of concrete tomorrow morning, and the forms will be removed the following day. Our [utility trench](http://www.flickr.com/photos/sonicchicken/473130209/in/set-72157600131207010/) will also get … Continue reading →

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Another remodel update

Posted on 2007-04-20 by Jim Vanderveen

Quick update on our remodel project. No photos, though. Continue reading →

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Remodel started!

Posted on 2007-04-12 by Jim Vanderveen

We interviewed a general contractor (GC) a few days ago. He came with excellent references from some people we trust, and he was willing to work with us to keep the project within budget. (For example, they are okay with … Continue reading →

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Mac OSX Finder: “The volume cannot be found”

Posted on 2007-03-28 by Jim Vanderveen

I roached some of the folders in the sidebar of Finder. I wasn’t able to repair them, but I was able to remove only the broken sidebar items. Continue reading →

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Wicked bike hopping

Posted on 2007-03-02 by Jim Vanderveen

Check out this [wicked bike hopping video][]! I hate to think what sort of injuries this guy did to himself… The music is pretty cool, too–It’s a track called “The Distance” from Cake’s album *Fashion Nugget*, which has been added … Continue reading →

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