Is this H1N1 2.0?
(apologies in advance for the randomness of this post)
I’m getting over a mild cold. The Irish Wife is blowing chunks of stuff I’d rather not attempt to describe. 1/2 of my office is sneezing, sniffling, coughing or otherwise miserable. What the hell is going on?
We’ve had a cold snap here in Toronto. [...]
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Tag Archives: basement
Why is everyone sick?
…and he’s buying a stairway…
quick update on the basement reno:
new stairs! the old clunkers are gone. newly installed, glued and screwed treads and risers. i left the old stringers in place, just beefed them up with a bunch of blocking. paneling is up on the concrete wall as well. i couldn’t frame out this wall and use thick insulation [...]
Ryobi One+ 18V Lithium Impact Driver & Drill
Okay, it’s been a while. I’m sorry. The summer is here and, even though the weather has been sucking large in Toronto, I do find it hard to sit down and write when it’s warm outside and a new bike constantly calls my name. Even one month into a municipal workers strike that has garbage [...]
Basement renovation update
A quick update on the reno:
The DriCore subfloor is down and I’ve started framing. The goal is to have the framing complete this weekend and start roughing in electrical. I want to be ready for the spray foam insulation guys (Insta Insulation) for next week.
I’m doing most of this work by myself, which is always [...]
Home Reno Update – Self Leveling Concrete
Today was a lazy day. Too many ‘work’ days in a row and the Bastard needed a day to rest the back, the mind and play with the new iMac. Here’s a tip — Apple’s refurbished machines are like new, just cheaper! Sure, they’re typically not the most current models but when you’re saving 15-25% [...]
Home Renovation Update – plumbing
Sorry, it’s been a while. Hopefully you can understand why…
The reno is in full swing, and I’m completely consumed otherwise. We had our neighborhood plumber over today to replace the aging drain under the foundation. It was made of vitrified clay, and full of roots. The last thing I needed was a problem with the [...]
Turn Your Basement into a Pool
The Scot has started the Summer of Renovations on the house. Save for one SNAFU, the demolition of the basement (soon to be the rec room) went well. Here’s what happened:
So you see, that’s the water meter, and it’s somewhat disconnected from the line coming in to the house. This was taken after we got [...]