The tile is for our vestibule area, which will serve as a kind of transition spot. There’s another large door (similar in size to our front door) that will enclose this area.
Before calling in a tile person to install it, she needed to lay out the pieces to make sure enough was sent over.
Tonight more or less sealed the deal: Hazel and Hugo, despite what seemed like an incredibly positive first encounter… are not meant to be a pair.
Which leaves us in a challenging position. We now need to figure out two separate spaces for them. And while Hazel seems more of a solo bunny, Hugo is still desperately in need of a friend (he really hasn’t been the same since Daisy passed).
Lucky news for us – despite the oncoming cold (and a bit of snow on the ground), our window and door guy was willing to stop by to install our upstairs balcony door and windows.
We’ve got a few older (read: super leaky) windows and doors in the upstairs office. We’re replacing some of the windows with newer, recreated versions – as well as a new door to the upper balcony.
Big day, last day. Tomorrow is when the flooring guys arrive, and by the morning we need to have everything off the first and second floors.
So that means – everything is shoved into the basement. Or kitchen. Or bathroom. Or the small space between our walk-in closet and the bathroom, which we’ve colloquially referred to as “Harry Potter”.
Things got a bit delayed today, with the drywaller needing to delay. Instead of starting today, he showed up to drop off a lot of materials.
Everything’s been put back together and fixed up. And some newer additions (I say new, but it’s a mix of new and old): a new mail slot, new/old hardware, and a new lock.
It’s silly but Liz and I have been ridiculously happy with how easily our temp door opens and closes. Looking forward to the real thing.
This was the first time I’ve seen this. And I wonder if it’s been happening for a while now, and I only just noticed. Or if the weather gods conspired to create a unique series of conditions, that allowed this to occur.
Given its size, the work will be done off-site. In the meanwhile, we’re getting a temporary front door, complete with a new set of keys/deadbolt.
Our new vestibule window, installed. It’s quite amazing how much light is coming in now, and how dark this space really was… prior to this installation.
Lots of window work happening this week. In addition to all the prep work we’ve been doing for the main hall area, we are also planning to have new windows installed in the dining room and vestibule.
Liz has started working on the front door, this time doing a lot of the work in-place. Setting this guy up on some horses means that we’d actually be absent a front door for several weeks… and would need some kind of temporary door (for both weather and security protection).
Liz did a lot of cutting, while I did a bit of sanding in the closet area. I then switched over to priming the vestibule while she continued to cut all the corners/edges along the rest of the hall.
While I was in the kitchen doing dishes, Liz called me in to the dining room (where she’s set up her light fixing shop area). She had finished up her cleaning, repair, and rewiring of the light that used to hang in our vestibule.
It may be hard to prove, but the room actually looks smoother and cleaner, after we worked on it. Things are definitely in a better state for primer, after us taking the time to wipe down the ceiling and walls.