Plywood, Insulation, Visqueen
House night again! We’re very close to finishing up the front office – one last bit of flooring, and the remainder is getting some insulation in the joists… and a vapor barrier.
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Plywood and Insulation
House night tonight – Liz was working on demo-ing the remaining floorboards in the hallway, while I was working on getting up insulation in the office walls.
Visiting the Bunnies at Animal Care League
Yesterday after work, Liz and I went over for an appointment at Animal Care League (where Liz Rench works as a staff member).
Installing a Hideaway Ironing Board
Liz was gifted an old ironing board (it was in Najwa and Joe’s condo, and was something they were removing prior to their renovations). We’ve had it at our place for a while, and were finally in a place to install it this weekend.
A Productive Night in the Office
The house work ebbs and flows. Sometimes it’s just slow and we don’t get much done. And then there are nice moments like this, where the momentum is going and we get a solid patch of work finished in a single session.
A Maze for Hugo
Liz has had a maze waiting in the wings for some time now. With Daisy’s condition, it didn’t make sense to set this up. As a bit of a distraction (for Hugo, as well as for us), we decided to set up the maze today for him.
Goodbye, Daisy
I am very saddened to share the news that Daisy has passed away. After her health and energy began rapidly declining over the last week or so, Liz and I made the difficult decision to bring her to the vet – and to have her put to sleep.
Last Day with Daisy
Over the last few days, Liz and I had some hard conversations about Daisy’s health. She’s been more listless lately, and has seemingly spent a lot more time sleeping/napping in the corner.
While her mobility has limited her somewhat, she still managed to get around previously. But this week, it feels like things took a turn for the worse. And after a lot of difficult considerations, we set up a time to take her in to the vet and have her put to sleep.
Drywall, South Office Wall
There was some work to get some custom drywall pieces, sitting on top and going into the joists. The wall is a bit angled, so we did some fancy work with a laser level.
A Very Custom Cut
We had an 8×4 piece of plywood, that we wanted to use in this space. We tried a few different approaches (one involved folding a large piece of paper)… but ended up going with multiple pieces of cardboard.
Custom Nailer
Tonight, Liz had a solo evening in the office. She suited up after work, and was up and down the stairs a lot (refining a piece of wood on the chop saw, in the basement).
During her demo of the space in front of the fireplace, she put in a lot of supporting pieces (to bring the area flush with the floor joists). During this time, she realized that there was a gap in the far corner, behind the fireplace.
Daisy Cleaning
Poor Daisy. We’re doing the best we can, but we’re mostly trying to keep things at bay. Even after our baths, she’s not quite clean per se. Cleaner perhaps, for a little while.
This was a tender moment afterwards, with Liz giving Daisy some pets. As much as I recognize I’m capturing her decline, I’m also wanting to capture some of these moments as well.
More Floors
Things got a little challenging, as we’ve been filling up the floor here. See the piece of plywood near the bottom there, with the black X inside a rectangle? That space is 49″ wide. Which is 1″ wider than your standard 8’x4′ plywood board. A little maddening.
A Custom Shame Cut
Today, we added some more drywall along the North window. But Liz also made a pretty custom piece, to fit the gap that we left. A shame gap, if you will.
Happy to report, it fit quite well. At least, well enough – since this whole thing is going to get covered in another 1/4″ layer of drywall.
Now let’s never speak of this again.
Big Blue
It always goes like this: it’s hard for us to work on the house. At the end of a work day, we’re both tired from our jobs… and the last thing we want to do is suit up for a few hours. On the weekends, all we want to do is lounge and relax, and it’s difficult to suit up and spend the day getting dirty.
But once we do – we get into a good rhythm. We get energized, and we get some momentum. And it makes suiting up the next time just a little easier.