Asbestos Hides a Multitude of Sins
The asbestos is finally gone! We can see some things more clearly but unfortunately, it has also exposed some problems. While the house looks ghastly, it is nice to know…
We Are Starting to Run Out of Jobs
Well, jobs we can actually do anyway. We are waiting on the asbestos crew to come now that they got a quote to us for us to accept last night.…
Prepping for Asbestos Removal
Back at the house today! We spent another very warm day getting things ready for the asbestos removal crew to be able to more easily access some of the material…
Paint Colours and Asbestos
I picked up some paint colour options from the paint store last weekend once we were home. We will need to paint the exterior as well as all the acres…
Anyone for a Styrofoam Bath?
It was just me at the house today. My father-in-law wanted to start installing an air conditioner while the weather is cooler and my husband went with him. So I…
Making a Start on the Bathroom
Pretty much all the demolition work has been done in the old section of the house. The only thing left was to do was to remove the carcass of the…
I Hate Paper Mache
But first I promised a closer look at the wooden peg/nail combination that secured the skirting boards to the stone walls. The pegs certainly did their job to hold the…
Demolition Isn’t All Fun
A lot of people think demolition work on a house is a lot of fun. Some things are. But after the big jobs (which tend to be the fun ones)…
A Day of Annoying Jobs
Today was taken up by the small, annoying jobs that seem to abound in renovation work. The third bedroom had a weird door shaped raised panel that was the old…
Finally Gone!
The chimney is finally gone. It took a few hours work this morning to clear the remaining bricks and then pry out the big limestone blocks that formed the base.…