Which means those tasks I've deferred because winter was so far away are now staring me coldly in the face ( Read more... )

Hey, I'm loosing weight. Uh oh, it's because of the mosquitoes ( Read more... )

Drained the gas from the snow blower. Took off the snow tires. Turned off the furnace. Put the shovels away. Someone at work bet me that winter was most sincerely and truly over and there would be no more snow. I took him up, as if I lose, we win ( Read more... )

Or so I thought. Still a few things left. I need GFCIs on all countertops, not just ones within 2 feet of a sink. It must be a new rule; I suspect folks have found new ways to shock themselves, so the rule has been expanded ( Read more... )

Now that the floor is done, again it has been covered up in preparation for painting ( Read more... )

Yep, one should leave the house. Go away for weekend. Take a short vacation. Whatever. It's that strong ( Read more... )

We installed the kitchen floor, unfinished cherry. This strongly implies we must finish the floor at some point ( Read more... )

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Most of the prep sink is complete. There's a long way from roughed-in to complete, at least from a quality perspective. For those of you who have had professionals install a kitchen, did they locate the holes perfectly, or do they rely on escutcheon/plates to hide the water line, drain, and electrical penetrations?
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This past weekend was another antisocial one - spent hanging the upper cabinets.

A whole long weekend to hang upper cabinets! Outrageous. Those workers are too slow :-)
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