Category Archives: Our home remodeling project

Memorial Day weekend

Posted on 2007-05-30 by Jim Vanderveen

We had quite a busy weekend for the Memorial Day holiday. With temperatures getting into the mid-90’s, we did most of our outdoor work before noon and after 5:00 pm. But over three days we managed to get nearly all … Continue reading →

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Electrical panels, other remodeling progress

Posted on 2007-05-23 by Jim Vanderveen

The electrician was out yesterday installing our two electrical panels, the main service panel on the quilt shop and the sub-panel on the house. (Also, Barb and I finished sheathing the west wall of the quilt shop last night.) [SMUD][] … Continue reading →

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Roof delay

Posted on 2007-05-22 by Jim Vanderveen

Looks like we’re going to have a slight delay before our roof is started. The lumber for the roof won’t arrive until later this week so there’s no rush for us to get the rafter tails pulled from the existing … Continue reading →

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Framing finished

Posted on 2007-05-21 by Jim Vanderveen

Don, our lead carpenter, was on-site this weekend to work on the framing for our addition. He finished the job mid-morning on Sunday, and I must say it turned out very well! We’ll definitely be requesting a bid from Don … Continue reading →

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Roof demolition

Posted on 2007-05-20 by Jim Vanderveen

Eight people came to [our party](http://sonicchicken.net/blog/wordpress/2007/05/15/demolition-party/) yesterday and we managed to take off nearly the entire roof. We tried to take good care of our help–Gatorade, water, coffee, and sodas in the morning, more Gatorade, water, sodas and barbecued burgers … Continue reading →

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We have walls!

Posted on 2007-05-18 by Jim Vanderveen

Our addition is “decked” and the first few walls have been framed! Check out more photos on the [addition framing photoset](http://www.flickr.com/photos/sonicchicken/sets/72157600226916982/) on Flickr. The framer is expecting to be finished by tomorrow night. As my teenager says, “Woot!”

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Roof stripping

Posted on 2007-05-17 by Jim Vanderveen

A professional crew came out and stripped the shake and shingles off the roof this morning. (The previous owner had applied composite shingles over the original shake roofing.) It took them about three hours from start to finish. Check out … Continue reading →

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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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