Posts Tagged "our first home"

Front Office Insulation

Been a little while, since we’ve done work on the house. Suited up today, and focused on the front office. Spent a good while cleaning up all the debris that had fallen into the floor joists (that previously were clean, but got dirty again over time).

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The Light in the Living Room

We’re still a ways from transitioning from a construction site to an actual home, but for a brief moment… the light coming in made me forget about all the tools and sawdust and work awaiting us in the rest of the house. If just for a moment.

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The Fence Situation

I walked out into the backyard after work today, figuring on doing a bit of yardwork. I looked up, and my heart sank… as I realized I needed to do some serious repair work, and fast.

What I saw (and failed to get a good photo of): my fence had more or less split in the middle, with one panel coming detached from one of the posts. And two large sections of the fence were swaying back and forth.

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A Clear View

Came home after running errands to find that Liz had started to peel off the plastic panels that were on both sides of our new windows.

She and been working on the interior side, and I started on the exterior. She warned me that the act of removing the plastic caused a decent amount of static build-up (and she got a particularly nasty shock).

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Surprisingly Tired

Contractors work earlier hours, usually 8AM – 3PM. So by the time our work day ends, things have settled and the house (full during the day) has quieted down. And it goes back to just the two of us.

While we’re not doing the actual work, it still feels busy. Even when we’re not physically doing the work, it’s surprising how tired we feel at the end of it all.

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Trim Inventory

Honestly, this took a lot longer than we anticipated. We’ve actually been doing this for a few nights, and it’s been a slow slog, with us putting in a few hours each night.

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Trim Delivery

Big day for us – we have a scheduled delivery of our interior trim. It’s not everything we need for the house – but it’s all for the first floor.

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